Slow Light: Invisibility, Teleportation, And Other Mysteries Of Light (Paperback)

Slow Light is a popular treatment of today's astonishing breakthroughs in the science of light. Even though we don't understand light's quantum mysteries, we can slow it to a stop and speed it up beyond its Einsteinian speed limit, 186,000 miles/sec; use it for quantum telecommunications; teleport it; manipulate it to create invisibility; and perhaps generate hydrogen fusion power with it. All this is lucidly presented for non-scientists who wonder about teleportation, Harry Potter invisibility cloaks, and other fantastic outcomes. Slow Light shows how the real science and the fantasy inspire each other, and projects light's incredible future.Emory physicist Sidney Perkowitz discusses how we are harnessing the mysteries of light into technologies like lasers and fiber optics that are transforming our daily lives. Science-fiction fantasies like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak are turning into real possibilities. Please click here for more info.

General

Imprint:	Imperial College Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	July 2011
Authors:	Sidney Perkowitz
Dimensions:	226 x 154 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	156
ISBN-13:	978-1-84816-752-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Optics (light) Promotions
LSN:	1-84816-752-0
Barcode:	9781848167520

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