Archive for August, 2008

Introduction to Modern Optics - Grant R. Fowles

Title: Introduction to Modern Optics
Author: Grant R. Fowles
Pages: 336 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications; 2 edition (June 1, 1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486659577
ISBN-13: 978-0486659572

Book Description
A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser [...]

The Anthropic Cosmological Principle - John D. Barrow, Frank J. Tipler, John A. Wheeler

Title: The Anthropic Cosmological Principle
Authors: John D. Barrow, Frank J. Tipler, John A. Wheeler
Pages: 726 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 6, 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0198519494
ISBN-13: 978-0198519492

Book Description
What is the significance of mankind in the Universe? Ever since Copernicus, scientists have been moving man further and further from his lofty position at the center of Creation. [...]

Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity - Edwin F. Taylor, John Archibald Wheeler

Title: Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity
Authors: Edwin F. Taylor, John Archibald Wheeler
Pages: 352 pages
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings (July 22, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 020138423X
ISBN-13: 978-0201384239

Book Description
A concise, direct examination of general relativity and black holes, Exploring Black Holes provides tools that motivate tools that motivate readers to become active participants in carrying out their own investigations [...]