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Book SynopsisCovers 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.
Trade Review"Winner of the 2018 PROSE Award in Textbook / Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Association of American Publishers"
"Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics"
"Roger D. Blandford, Co-Winner of the 2016 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy and Winner of the 2020 Shaw Prize in Astronomy"
"It is a matter for celebration when two illustrious theoreticians such as Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford provide an in-depth description of the fundamentals of classical physics. . . . The sheer amount of material covered and the effort that has gone into condensing it into a single, beautifully produced volume is extraordinarily impressive."
---Malcolm Longair, Nature"A tour through macroscopic physics that features modern treatments of classical topics and insightful treatments of modern ones. . . .
Modern Classical Physics is a magnificent achievement."
---Edward Witten, Physics Today"An excellent tool for students and researchers as an introduction to classical subjects usually missing from most modern physics curricula. . . . A valuable reference for physicists about modern approaches of the development and applications of classical physics."
---Miguel A. F. Sanjuán, Contemporary Physics
