The resolving power of the eye

When the separation between the incoherent point sources is decreased, in the limit a decision whether the image distribution arises from one or two points or a short bar rests, in the absence of prior information, on the detection of an indentation. That, in essence, is the concept of resolution.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vision research (Oxford) 2005-03, Vol.45 (7), p.945-947
1. Verfasser:	Westheimer, Gerald
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Discrimination (Psychology) Humans Retina - physiology Terminology as Topic Visual Acuity - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:	When the separation between the incoherent point sources is decreased, in the limit a decision whether the image distribution arises from one or two points or a short bar rests, in the absence of prior information, on the detection of an indentation. That, in essence, is the concept of resolution.
ISSN:	0042-6989 1878-5646
DOI:	10.1016/j.visres.2004.01.019