In this video, I talk about the math and science of colors for 42 minutes. Topics include cone cell response functions, electromagnetic radiation, spectral colors, luminance, color spaces, parametric equations, normal curves, mono and polychromatic light, emission spectra, spectral power distributions, chromaticity diagrams, linear transformations, the physics of diffuse reflection and light sources, blackbody radiation, sunlight, refraction, rainbows, rayleigh scattering, fluorescence, LEDs, color gamuts, CRT TV, LCD screens, CMYK printers, the RGB cube, binary, hexadecimal codes, the HSV color space, cylinder and cone, and color schemes. This is my entry in #SoME2

Corrections/Clarifications:
37:10 I misspoke and said m1 instead of m2. What is shown on screen is correct.
22:12 On screen it says λ = f/c, but this is wrong. The correct formula is λ = c/f
I have been told by some commenters that the long cone responsivity graph has a smaller, secondary peak, in the shorter wavelengths, and this is a reason why monochromatic violet appears more red than a pure blue. I have found conflicting information on this though. Either way, the way the brain interprets colors is extremely complicated, involving something known as the opponent process.
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Intro song: 1812 overture by Tchaikovsky (specifically the U Vorot Vorot part)
Outro song: Waltz of the Flowers also by Tchaikovsky

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:04 Cone cells
5:10 Spectral colors
8:20 Color spaces
13:34 Polychromatic light
16:13 Chromaticity diagram
21:09 Physics of reflection
23:25 Blackbody radiation
26:58 Luminescence
28:42 Computer Screens
30:58 Printers
32:28 RGB cube
35:23 HSV color space
40:00 Color schemes
41:46 outro

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