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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Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2012, 2012
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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