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Refraction
Steven Biver • Light Science and Magic 4/e
white light, color mixture, color temperature scale, shadow, highlight, refraction, direct transmission, diffuse transmission, absorption, reflection
Steven Biver • Light Science and Magic 4/e
that strikes it: it can transmit, absorb, or reflect that photon.
Steven Biver • Light Science and Magic 4/e
All communication involves the creation, transmission, and reception of information. During each stage of this process, the form of the information—the signal—is degraded, and extraneous information—noise—is added. Degradation reduces the amount of useful information by altering its form. Noise reduces clarity by diluting useful information with us
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Materials such as white glass and thin paper scatter the light rays in many random, unpredictable directions as they pass through. This is called diffuse transmission
Steven Biver • Light Science and Magic 4/e
Absorption and reflection are both more major influences on
Steven Biver • Light Science and Magic 4/e
Absorption
Steven Biver • Light Science and Magic 4/e
- The digital world has almost no friction.
- The physical world is full of it.
- And in certain curated space s - like the West Village, or your AI companion -friction has been turned into something you can pay to remove.
Kyla Scanlon • The Most Valuable Commodity in the World is Friction
