Modern classical physics : optics, fluids, plasmas, elasticity, relativity, and statistical physics /
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2017. ©2017. |
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| Summary: | "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...Presents all the major fields of classical physics except three prerequisites: classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and elementary thermodynamics; 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." -- |
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| Physical Description: | xl, 1,511 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780691159027 0691159025 |
| FOLIO Link: | View instance in FOLIO |