Glossary term: Lumière
Description: La lumière est un rayonnement électromagnétique visible à l'œil nu. La longueur d'onde de la lumière visible par l'être humain est comprise entre 380 et 750 nanomètres ; il s'agit d'une petite partie du spectre électromagnétique qui comprend un large éventail de longueurs d'onde allant des rayons gamma (les plus courts) aux ondes radio (les plus longues). Les propriétés fondamentales de la lumière sont son intensité, sa direction de propagation, sa répartition en fréquences et sa polarisation. Sa vitesse dans le vide est définie comme étant exactement de 299 792 458 mètres par seconde, ce qui constitue l'une des constantes fondamentales de la nature. La couleur de la lumière dépend de sa longueur d'onde. La lumière bleue a les longueurs d'onde les plus courtes du spectre visible, tandis que la lumière rouge a les longueurs d'onde les plus longues. La lumière a de multiples sources, naturelles et artificielles ; la principale source de lumière arrivant sur Terre est le Soleil. La lumière est émise et absorbée en petits "paquets" appelés photons qui peuvent être étudiés comme des particules ou des ondes. Cette propriété est appelée dualité onde-particule.
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