{"product_id":"statistical-physics-volume-1-of-modern-classical-physics-9780691206127","title":"Statistical Physics: Volume 1 of Modern Classical Physics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century statistical physics and its applications\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStatistical Physics\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential introduction that is different from others on the subject because of its unique approach, which is coordinate-independent and geometric; embraces and elucidates the close quantum-classical connection and the relativistic and Newtonian domains; and demonstrates the power of statistical techniques--particularly statistical mechanics--by presenting applications not only to the usual kinds of things, such as gases, liquids, solids, and magnetic materials, but also to a much wider range of phenomena, including black holes, the universe, information and communication, and signal processing amid noise.\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKip S. Thorne, \u003c\/b\u003e winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, is the Feynman Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Caltech. His books include \u003ci\u003eGravitation\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton) and \u003ci\u003eBlack Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRoger D. Blandford, \u003c\/b\u003e winner of the Crafoord and Shaw prizes in astronomy, is the Luke Blossom Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and founding director of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50378051322130,"sku":"9780691206127","price":67.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bcb370bd-7bc2-44a3-9734-ed8c053def1b.jpg?v=1728640860","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/statistical-physics-volume-1-of-modern-classical-physics-9780691206127","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}