000			02347 a2200229 4500
003			OSt
020			_a9780691159027
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530 _bT393m
100			_aThorne, Kip S.
245			_aModern classical physics _b optics, fluids, plasmas, elasticity, relativity, and statistical physics _cKip S. Thorne and Roger D. Blandford
260			_bPrinceton University Press _c2017 _aPrinceton
300			_axl, 1511p
500			_aKip Thorne Co-winner Nobel prize in physics 2017
520			_aThis 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. Growing out of a full-year course that the eminent researchers Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford taught at Caltech for almost three decades, this book is designed to broaden the training of physicists. 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 thermodynamics * Elucidates the interconnections between diverse fields and explains their shared concepts and tools * Focuses on fundamental concepts and modern, real-world applications * Takes applications from fundamental, experimental, and applied physics; astrophysics and cosmology; geophysics, oceanography, and meteorology; biophysics and chemical physics; engineering and optical science and technology; and information science and technology * Emphasizes the quantum roots of classical physics and how to use quantum techniques to elucidate classical concepts or simplify classical calculations * Features hundreds of color figures, some five hundred exercises, extensive cross-references, and a detailed index * An online illustration package is available to professors
650			_aModern classical physics
650			_aClassical physics
650			_aPhysics
700			_aBlandford, Roger D.
942			_cBK
999			_c567046 _d567046