How long does it take to read Modern Classical Physics Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics?
Modern Classical Physics Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics by Kip S. Thorne takes about 28 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 28 hours 27 minutes
A long haul
First published 2017. 1,552 pages, about 426,800 words.
57 days (about 9 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 47 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 28 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 17 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
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. Growing out of a full-year course that the eminent researchers Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford taught at Caltech for almost three decades, this book is designed to broaden the training of physicists. Its six main topical sections are also designed so they can be used in separate courses, and the book is an invaluable reference for researchers. Presents all the major fields of classical physics except three prerequisites: classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and elementary thermodynamics ; Elucidates the interconnections between diverse fields and explains their shared concepts and tools ; Focuses on fundamental concepts and modern, real-world applications ; Takes applications from fundamental, experiemental, 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 ; Features hundreds of color figures, some five hundred exercises, extensive cross-references, and a detailed index ; An online illustration package is available to professors. -- from back cover.
Subjects: Physics, Optik, Plasmaphysik, Relativitätstheorie, Statistische Physik, Strömungsmechanik
