Channel: The Science Asylum

Category: Education

Tags: wave interferenceelectromagnetic wavesscatteringlightnitrogenrayleighopticselectrodynamicsearth's atmosphere

Description: There are bunch of videos out there explaining why the sky is blue, but let's go a little deeper into the optics. Why does color matter? What's a vibrational resonance? What's actually happening on the subatomic level? ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Why isn't EVERYTHING a Mirror? youtu.be/1n_otIs6z6E Where Does Light Come From? youtu.be/3TufSRaHB6g The Color White Does NOT Exist: youtu.be/-E6dxybpUvo ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS MinutePhysics on the Blue Sky: youtu.be/NafbGOQBlQs youtu.be/R5P6O0pDyMU Veritasium on the Blue Sky: youtu.be/ro2MmmdARrs This Place on the Blue Sky: youtu.be/F_9Qip7mBC4 SciShow on the Blue Sky: youtu.be/_Yli-yvNy-k ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE PATRONS Warden of the Asylum: YDT Asylum Counselors: Matthew O'Connor Asylum Orderlies: William Morton, Fabio Manzini Einsteinium Crazies: Albert B. Cannon, Wacky, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ken Davis, LT MarshMan, Ilya Yashin Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Kevin MacLean, Randall Sylvia Platinum Crazies: Stephen Blinn, Kyle Bowles, Eugene Boone, Jon Adams, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Felipe Cruz, Rick Dinning, Vittorio Monaco ________________________________ OTHER SOURCES spaceplace.nasa.gov/blue-sky/en hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/blusky.html hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/cie.html hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/oscdr.html farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/em/lectures/node97.html munley.weebly.com/resonance-and-sky-colors.html nat.vu.nl/en/sec/atom/Publications/pdf/Vieitez-08-ML.pdf wolframalpha.com/input/?i=atomic+spectrum+of+nitrogen engineeringtoolbox.com/metal-alloys-densities-d_50.html engineeringtoolbox.com/liquids-densities-d_743.html engineeringtoolbox.com/gas-density-d_158.html Optics by Hecht Tai Danai on Tensors: math3ma.com/blog/the-tensor-product-demystified ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS youtube.com/watch?v=bpG3gqDM80w&lc=UgzsPRw2l7k0hrEfjCx4AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=bpG3gqDM80w&lc=UgzHWVyygKbf8h1WCb54AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=bpG3gqDM80w&lc=UgwGhQk8hmJKaDVCHRZ4AaABAg youtube.com/watch?v=bpG3gqDM80w&lc=UgzAY2JTZsDMhcIk2614AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE CREDITS Lord Rayleigh: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V67_D097_John_William_Strutt.png