PDF Trichromatic Theory of Color Vision, Part II
[Pages:38]Trichromatic Theory of Color Vision, Part II
Jonathan Pillow
Mathematical Tools for Neuroscience (NEU 314) Spring, 2016 lecture 5.
Quick review
illuminant power spectrum - amount of energy at each freq (could also call it: emissions spectrum)
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a vector: one number for each frequency band
energy
photoreceptor response
absorption spectra - describe response (or "light absorption") of a photoreceptor as a function of frequency
Absorption spectrum for "L" (red) cone
Are basis vectors for a 3D subspace within the high-D vector space of spectra
Color measurements in the visual system
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cone responses
cone absorption
spectra
illuminant spectrum
Two lights x1 and x2 "match" iff
(i.e., they evoke the same cone responses) If not equal, x1 and x2 are metamers
James Maxwell (1831?1879): color-matching experiment
? Any "test" light ("vector"), can be matched by adjusting the intensities of any three other lights ("basis vectors") ? 2 is not enough; 4 is more than enough
Implication: tons of things in the natural world have different spectral properties, but look the same to us.
But, great news for the makers of TVs and Monitors: any three lights can be combined to approximate any color.
Single-frequency spectra produced by (hypothetical) monitor phosphors
wavelength
illuminant #1
Monitor phosphors produce "metameric match" to illuminant #1 (or any other possible illuminant).
energy
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