{"product_id":"optics-9780691207360","title":"Optics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century waves of all sorts and their applications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKip Thorne and Roger Blandford’s monumental \u003ci\u003eModern Classical Physics\u003c\/i\u003e 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, emphasizes modern, real-world applications, and gives students a physical and intuitive understanding of the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOptics\u003c\/i\u003e 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; waves in solids, fluids, and plasmas; 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. \u003ci\u003eOptics \u003c\/i\u003eshows how and why this subject—which was once a standard part of physics curricula—should again be routinely taught to physics students, as well as to students in engineering, computer science, and the natural sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes many exercise problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures color figures, suggestions for further reading, extensive cross-references, and a detailed index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional “Track 2” sections make this an ideal book for a one-quarter, half-semester, or full-semester course\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn online illustration package is available to professors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe five volumes, which are available individually as paperbacks and ebooks, are \u003ci\u003eStatistical Physics\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOptics\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eElasticity and Fluid Dynamics\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Plasma Physics\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Relativity and Cosmology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kip S. Thorne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959838412918,"sku":"9780691207360","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/optics-9780691207360","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}