{"product_id":"modern-classical-physics-9780691159027","title":"Modern Classical Physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovers 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Winner of the 2018 PROSE Award in Textbook \/ Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Association of American Publishers\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Roger D. Blandford, Co-Winner of the 2016 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy and Winner of the 2020 Shaw Prize in Astronomy\"\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e---Malcolm Longair, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tour through macroscopic physics that features modern treatments of classical topics and insightful treatments of modern ones. . . . \u003ci\u003eModern Classical Physics\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent achievement.\"\u003cb\u003e---Edward Witten, \u003ci\u003ePhysics Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e---Miguel A. F. Sanjuán, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Physics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865529200983,"sku":"9780691159027","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691159027.jpg?v=1722274410","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/modern-classical-physics-9780691159027","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}