Overview
Colour and the Optical Properties of Materials carefully introduces the science behind the subject, along with many modern and cutting-edge applications, chosen to appeal to today's students. For science students, it provides a broad introduction to the subject and the many applications of colour. To more applied students, such as engineering and arts students, it provides the essential scientific background to colour and the many applications. New to this Edition: The chapter framework of the first edition will be retained, with each chapter being substantially rewritten and some material would be relocated. Some chapters will be rewritten in a clearer fashion, e.g. There have been no significant advances in the understanding of rainbows recently, but the text could be clarified and improved. Colour has been an important attribute of many nano-particle containing systems, such as quantum dots. This aspect will be included, e.g. the colour of gold ruby glass, described in Chapter 5 as part of scattering phenomena now is better treated in terms of gold nanoparticles and surface plasmons. This would probably be transferred to Chapter 10 and considered in tandem with the colour of metals such as copper, silver and gold. A similar state of affairs applies to silver nanoparticles and polychromic glass. Some chapters will include extensive new material, e.g. Chapter 8, colours due to molecular processes [organic LEDs etc], and Chapter 12, Displays, [touch screen technologies]. For all chapters it would be intended to take into account the current scientific literature up to the time of submission ? say up to the end of 2009. The end of chapter Further Reading sections would reflect this up-to-date overview. The end of chapter problems will be strengthened and expanded.
Full Product Details
Author: RJD Tilley
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Edition: 2nd Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.80cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 1.278kg
ISBN: 9780470746950
ISBN 10: 0470746955
Pages: 526
Publication Date: 31 December 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
I would strongly recommend the book to anyone starting his or her study of optics ... You can always find an appropriate book, review or a paper, but you can rarely find a reference that is so modern, clearly written and comprehensive. (Optics & Photonics News, 11 November 2011)
"""I would strongly recommend the book to anyone starting his or her study of optics ... You can always find an appropriate book, review or a paper, but you can rarely find a reference that is so modern, clearly written and comprehensive."" (Optics & Photonics News, 11 November 2011)"
Author Information
Richard J. D. Tilley, D. Sc, Ph. D, is Emeritus Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Cardiff, Wales, U.K. He has published extensively in the area of solid-state materials science, including 180 papers, fifteen book chapters and numerous book reviews.
