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zichtbare elektromagnetische straling
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Light is an electromagnetic wave and optical radiation that is the opposite of darkness. It has a speed of 299792458 and is composed of photons. The subject possesses a spectrum and is studied by optics. It is distinct from the visible spectrum.
Light has uses in the visual system, photosynthesis, art, and video art. It is referenced by 2,312 other encyclopedia articles. The topic appears on the Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have and Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4. It is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Oxford English Dictionary, and Monash University.
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Research
1,257,782 papers- [Artificial light at night].ReviewUgeskrift for laeger · 2026Jensen CN, Madsen HØ, Martiny K et al.DOI: 10.61409/V06250466
- What is light? The visible spectrum and beyond.ReviewEye (London, England) · 2016Sliney DHDOI: 10.1038/eye.2015.252
- Seeing the Light: Perception and Discrimination of Illumination Color.ReviewAnnual review of vision science · 2025Hurlbert A, Yu CDOI: 10.1146/annurev-vision-121423-013755
- Dark matters: effects of light at night on metabolism.ReviewThe Proceedings of the Nutrition Society · 2018Nelson RJ, Chbeir SDOI: 10.1017/S0029665118000198
- Light behind bars: how light impacts mental health in prisons.ReviewInternational journal of prison health · 2025Urrutia-Moldes ADOI: 10.1108/IJOPH-11-2024-0074
- Effects of outdoor artificial light at night on human health and behavior: A literature review.ReviewEnvironmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2023Wang T, Kaida N, Kaida KDOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121321
- Light wavelength and pulsing frequency affect avoidance responses of Canada geese.PeerJ · 2023Lunn R, Baumhardt PE, Blackwell BF et al.DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16379
- Light-emitting diodes (LED) for domestic lighting: any risks for the eye?ReviewProgress in retinal and eye research · 2011Behar-Cohen F, Martinsons C, Viénot F et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2011.04.002
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- optical radiation
- Has part
- photon
- Image
- Emanation.png
- Speed
- 299792458
- Has use
- video art
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- Commons category
- Light
- opposite of
- darkness
- Commons gallery
- Light
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- studied by
- optics
- has characteristic
- spectrum
- described by source
- Monash University
- Stack Exchange tag
- astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/light
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Article · Nederlands
Licht is elektromagnetische straling in het frequentiebereik dat waarneembaar is met het menselijk oog. Het niet zichtbare infrarood, met een iets lagere frequentie, en ultraviolet, met een iets hogere frequentie, worden soms foutief als infrarood licht en ultraviolet licht aangeduid. Licht van een bepaalde frequentie heeft een golflengte die afhankelijk is van het medium. Meestal geeft men de golflente in vacuüm of lucht, omdat daarin de meeste toepassingen zich afspelen. Het zichtbare spectrum strekt zich uit over golflengten van ongeveer 380 nm (nanometer) (violet) tot 780 nm (rood) in vacuüm en lucht. In vacuüm plant licht zich, zoals alle elektromagnetische straling, voort met de lichtsnelheid. Lichtkwanta, die in de kwantumoptica een rol spelen, worden fotonen genoemd. De drie variabelen die licht beschrijven, zijn de lichtsterkte (ofwel amplitude), de kleur (ofwel frequentie of golflengte) en de polarisatie, ofwel de trillingsrichting, die altijd loodrecht op de voortplantingsrichting staat. Het onderzoeksveld over licht en de wisselwerking van licht met materie heet optica.
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