Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!pioneer!eugene
From: eugene@pioneer.arpa (Eugene Miya N.)
Newsgroups: sci.physics,comp.graphics,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Color questions: color systems, "black bodies", EGB palette
Message-ID: <1656@ames.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 29-May-87 12:23:09 EDT
Article-I.D.: ames.1656
Posted: Fri May 29 12:23:09 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 31-May-87 06:37:25 EDT
References: <1937@druhi.ATT.COM> <725@bsu-cs.UUCP> <520@uhccux.UUCP>
Sender: usenet@ames.UUCP
Reply-To: eugene@pioneer.UUCP (Eugene Miya N.)
Distribution: comp
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Lines: 15
Keywords: physics
Xref: mnetor sci.physics:1491 comp.graphics:695 comp.sys.ibm.pc:4439

People have not answered one part of the questions.
Black bodies:  you want to look at the Boltzmann and Planck equations.
Check out a physics text on radiative transfer and you will find the
curves for black bodies.  I learned about them for weather modelling.
Other people have adequately covered the sensation of the perception of colour.
The black body stuff won't help you for color.

From the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers:

--eugene miya
  NASA Ames Research Center
  eugene@ames-aurora.ARPA
  "You trust the `reply' command with all those different mailers out there?"
  "Send mail, avoid follow-ups.  If enough, I'll summarize."
  {hplabs,hao,ihnp4,decwrl,allegra,tektronix,menlo70}!ames!aurora!eugene