Modern Classical Physics: Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01LVZ72QL |
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| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Press, University of Texas at Austin"Comprehensive, concise, and coherent, this is a marvelous summary of the essence of classical physics, somewhat reminiscent of the classic texts of Landau and Lifshitz, and an essential part of any physicist's toolkit. I cannot overemphasize how big a contribution to teaching it will be. This book includes many interesting and often difficult problems, and it will particularly benefit students in the astrophysical and related sciences."--David Stevenson, Caltech"This is an excell
Thorne is the Feynman Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Caltech. Roger D. Blandford is the Luke Blossom Professor of Physics and the founding director of the Kavli Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University. Both are members of the National Academy of Sciences. . His books include Gravitation and Black Holes and Time Warps. Kip S
This first-year, graduate-level text and reference book covers the fundamental concepts and twenty-first-century applications of six major areas of classical physics that every masters- or PhD-level physicist should be exposed to, but often isn't: statistical physics, optics (waves of all sorts), elastodynamics, fluid mechanics, plasma physics, and special and general relativity and cosmology. Its six main topical sections are also designed so they can be used in separate courses, and the book provides an invaluable reference for researchers.Presents all the major fields of classical physics except three prerequisites: classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and elementary thermodynamicsElucidates the interconnections between diverse fields and explains their shared concepts and toolsFocuses on