Bøger af Kip S. Thorne

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.

Introduces the quantum theory of measurement and its potential for ultra high technology applications. Examples of recent applications covered are "squeezed light", single atom traps and searches for gravitational radiation. The implications for computer technology are also considered.

Where the science of black holes, gravitational waves, and time travel will likely lead us, as reported by spacetime's most important theoreticians and observers.