The Physics of Invisibility A Story of Light and Deception /

Arthur C. Clarke famously wrote that, "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." These words most certainly ring true with respect to invisibility cloaking devices. At work is the magic of science, of course. The technology to make an object simply disappear fr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beech, Martin (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Temas:
Electrodynamics.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Science.
Mathematics.
Classical Electrodynamics.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Physical Sciences.
Mathematics and Computing.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Of All Things Visible and Invisible
  • Chapter 2: A Very Brief History of Light
  • Chapter 3: Mirror Tricks, the Art of Cloaking and Seeing the Impossible
  • Chapter 4: Maxwell's Marvelous Waves
  • Chapter 5: The Metamaterial Revolution
  • Afterword
  • Appendices
  • Index.

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