Munker illusion
since April 1, 2005
The chromatic White effect is the Munker illusion.
Munker, H. (1970) Farbige Gitter, Abbildung auf der Netzhaut und übertragungstheoretische Beschreibung der Farbwahrnehmung. Habilitationsschrift, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.
(Munker, H. (1970) Chromatic grids, projection to the retina, and translation theory-based description of the color perception. Habilitation thesis, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.)
It seems that Munker did not discuss the role of T junctions.
Munker illusion
The orange and purple-red shown in the upper row are the same red, and the yellowish-green and bluish green displayed in the lower row are the same green.
Thanks to Lothar and Walter