Problems of menotactic orientation according to the polarized light of the sky

Kirschfeld, K; Lindauer, M; Martin, H

doi:10.1515/znc-1975-1-219

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Problems of menotactic orientation according to the polarized light of the sky

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Kirschfeld, K
Former Department Comparative Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society;
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society;

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Kirschfeld, K., Lindauer, M., & Martin, H. (1975). Problems of menotactic orientation according to the polarized light of the sky. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, C: Journal of Biosciences, 30(1-2), 88-90. doi:10.1515/znc-1975-1-219.

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It is shown that the knowledge of the E-vector direction of the linearly polarized light at any point of the sky alone is insufficient for the determination of the position of the sun. If the E-vector direction of a second point is not known the knowledge of at least one other parameter is necessary. This parameter might be the height of the sun over the horizon. With the knowledge of the height the infinite number of solutions for the sun’s position becomes reduced to two, or inspecial cases to one. These cases are derived.