Optics

Volume 2 of Modern Classical Physics

Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford

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Princeton University Press
24 August 2021

Mathematics & Sciences; Light (optics)

A groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century waves of all sorts and their applications

Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford's monumental Modern Classical Physics is now available in five stand-alone volumes that make ideal textbooks for individual graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on statistical physics; optics; elasticity and fluid dynamics; plasma physics; and relativity and cosmology. Each volume teaches the fundamental concepts, emphasises modern, real-world applications, and gives students a physical and intuitive understanding of the subject.

Optics is an essential introduction to a resurgent subject. 'Optics' originally referred to the study of light, but today the field encompasses all types of waves, including electromagnetic waves, from gamma rays to radio waves; gravitational waves; and quantum waves. The past few decades have seen revolutions in optics-amazing advances in nonlinear optics technology, a growing understanding of optical phenomena throughout the natural world, and an increasing appreciation of the wide-ranging applicability of optics' central principles. Optics shows how and why this subject-which was once a standard part of the physics curricula-should again be routinely taught to physics students, as well as to students in engineering, computer science, and the natural sciences.

Includes many exercise problems

Features colour figures, suggestions for further reading, extensive cross-references, and a detailed index

Optional 'Track 2' sections make this an ideal book for a one-quarter, half-semester, or full-semester course

An online illustration package is available to professors

By: Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9780691207360
ISBN 10: 0691207364
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 24 August 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kip S. Thorne, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, is the Feynman Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Caltech. His books include Gravitation (Princeton) and Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy. Roger D. Blandford, winner of the Crafoord and Shaw prizes in astronomy, is the Luke Blossom Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and founding director of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University.

Reviews for Optics: Volume 2 of Modern Classical Physics

"""Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics"" ""Roger D. Blandford, Co-Winner of the 2016 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy and Winner of the 2020 Shaw Prize in Astronomy"""