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The Science of Interstellar

The Science of Interstellar


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Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the Nobel prize-winning physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows us that the movie's jaw-dropping events and stunning, never-before-attempted visuals are grounded in real science. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and then moves on to the science itself. In chapters on wormholes, black holes, interstellar travel, and much more, Thorne's scientific insights--many of them triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellar--describe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible.

Interstellar and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s14).



Table of Contents:
A Scientist in Hollywood: The Genesis of Interstellar FOUNDATIONS • Our Universe in Brief • The Laws That Control the Universe • Warped Time and Space, and Tidal Gravity • Black Holes GARGANTUA • Gargantua’s Anatomy • Gravitational Slingshots • Imaging Gargantua • Disks and Jets • Accident Is the First Building Block of Evolution DISASTER ON EARTH • Blight • Gasping for Oxygen • Interstellar Travel THE WORMHOLE • Wormholes • Visualizing Interstellar’s Wormhole • Discovering the Wormhole: Gravitational Waves EXPLORING GARGANTUA’S ENVIRONS • Miller’s Planet • Gargantua’s Vibrations • Mann’s Planet • The Endurance EXTREME PHYSICS • The Fourth and Fifth Dimensions • Bulk Beings • Confining Gravity • Gravitational Anomalies • The Professor’s Equation • Singularities and Quantum Gravity CLIMAX • The Volcano’s Rim • Into Gargantua • The Tesseract • Messaging the Past • Lifting Colonies off Earth Where Can You Learn More? • Some Technical Notes • Acknowledgments • Figure Credits • Bibliography • Index of People • Index of Subjects


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780393351378
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publisher Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Depth: 19
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 924 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0393351378
  • Publisher Date: 07 Nov 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 257 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 198 mm


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