Geometry and Light: The Science of Invisibility

by Thomas Philbin and Ulf Leonhardt

The science of invisibility combines two of physics' greatest concepts: Einstein's general relativity and Maxwell's principles of electromagnetism. Recent years have witnessed major breakthroughs in the area, and the authors of this volume -- Ulf Leonhardt and Thomas Philbin of Scotland's University of St. Andrews -- have been active in the transformation of invisibility from fiction into science. Their work on designing invisibility devices is based...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486476936
• ISBN13: 9780486476933
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.1"