Iridescences

The Physical Colors of Insects

By: Serge Berthier

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Hardcover | 19 December 2006

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Butterflies and coleopterans are the most beautifully colored insects we can find. This book wants to understand the origin of these brilliant colors from a physics perspective. The different physical phenomena are explained and numerous color illustrations shown. The book is a rich source for optical physicists, biologists, and teachers alike. Serge Berthier teaches physics at the Denis Diderot-Paris 7 University and researches biologic structures, colors and biomimetism at the Institut des NanoSciences de Paris (Pierre and Marie Curie-Paris 6 University and CNRS). He teaches solid state optics in the post-graduate degree "Optics and material" and the post-graduate research degree "Optics and Photonic" for the Denis Diderot University. He also teaches electromagnetism and laser physics to undergraduates at the Paris-Jussieu Institut of Technology.

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From the reviews: "Berthier is a professor of physics at the University of Paris Diderot--7 and researches biological structures, colors and biomimetics at Pierre and Marie Curie University. ! If you want to see some wonderful photographs that show the intricate and delicate structures of insect wings, then Berthier's book fit the bill." (George Kattawar, Physics Today, February, 2008) "The colors of insects are amazing, and this book is a remarkable showcase for them. There are a lot of colorful insect photographs, micrographs and illustrations. The physics behind insect colors is explained in a simple and clear manner. ! I read the book with interest and I recommend it to both physicists and biologists." (Dejan Pantelic, Optics and Photonics News, July/August, 2007) "The book investigates the physical basis of color in nature ! . This is a fascinating book ! bringing together the interests of biologists and physicists. It is well written and succeeds in explaining physical principles and phenomena to the non-physicist. ! The book is illustrated throughout with beautiful color images of the whole organism ! . clearly designed graphs and diagrams assist in illustrating physical principles. ! it will find its way into many university libraries -- this book certainly deserves a broad audience." (Hannelore Hoch, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Vol. 56 (1), 2009)

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Iridescence	p. 1
About the Book	p. 5
Why Colors	p. 7
Variations in Colors	p. 9
Colors: Another Classification	p. 10
Mimicry	p. 10
Lepidoptera Description and Scales of Observation	p. 14
Outlining a Classification	p. 14
Summary Description of Butterflies	p. 15
Description of the Wings	p. 20
Coleoptera Description and Observation Scales	p. 40
Coleoptera	p. 40
Changing Colors: Structures or Pigments?	p. 49
A Few Basic Experiments	p. 49
Pigments	p. 49
A Few General Principles	p. 52
Changing Colors	p. 54
Physical Colors, Chemical Colors Basics of Solid State Optics	p. 56
Light-Matter Interaction, Polarization, and Optical Index	p. 56
Structural Origin of Colors; What Kind of Logic for Structures?	p. 65
1-DimensionaI Structures: Interferences	p. 68
Theory Recalls	p. 68
Type Butterflies with Convex Structures	p. 72
Dispersion and Polarization	p. 77
Colored Effects	p. 77
Concave Structures: Papilio and Cincidelae	p. 78
Papilionidae: Solid/Gas Structures	p. 78
Cicindelidae: Solid/Solid Structures	p. 82
Cetonia: Circular Polarization	p. 82
2-Dimensional Structures: Interferences and Diffraction	p. 86
Theory Recalls	p. 86
Type Butterflies with 2-Dimensional Structures	p. 88
Structures of Wings and Scales	p. 92
Dispersion and Polarization	p. 98
Evolution of the Structures	p. 104
Polarization Effects	p. 105
3-Dimensional Structures: Crystalline Diffraction	p. 112
Theory Recalls	p. 112
Polarization Effects	p. 114
Insects and Photonic Crystals	p. 115
Amorphous Structures: Scattering	p. 117
Theoretical Recalls	p. 117
Type Butterflies with Scattering Structures	p. 123
Pigments and Pigmentary Colors	p. 127
Selective Absorption and Colors of Pigments	p. 127
Thermoregulation and Spectral Selectivity	p. 135
Imperatives	p. 135
Energetic Balance	p. 136
Vision and Colorimetry	p. 142
Color Perception	p. 142
Sources and Illuminants	p. 143
Colorimetry Notions	p. 144
Butterfly Vision	p. 146
Conclusion	p. 151
Subject Index	p. 157
General Index	p. 158
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