A quantum fluctuation model for foveal color thresholds

Robert W. Massof

doi:10.1016/0042-6989(77)90055-4

A quantum fluctuation model for foveal color thresholds

Robert W. Massof

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A model for foveal color thresholds built on two principle assumptions 1. (1) foveal receptor response thresholds are limited by quantum fluctuations and 2. (2) color appearance is the result of an opponent transformation of the receptor outputs, is presented in this paper. This model accounts for the foveal achromatic interval, threshold color-name fluctuations, and the wavelength dependence of the slopes of the color-detection functions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	565-570
Number of pages	6
Journal	Vision Research
Volume	17
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0042-6989(77)90055-4
State	Published - 1977
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

color vision
fovea
threshold

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Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems

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