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BANDA MACH [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
CONT

Other [optical] illusions include the Mach bands (apparent bright and dark bands adjacent to transitions from dark to light) and the Herring grid...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
CONT

[...] ce phénomène est accentué par l'effet de bande MACH, qui accentue le changement d'intensité quand il y a une discontinuité dans la pente ou dans la valeur de l'intensité [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
CONT

Otras ilusiones ópticas se refieren a las bandas de Mach (bandas aparentes claras y oscuras adyacentes a transiciones de la oscuridad a la luz) [...]

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