Slow Light

Invisibility, Teleportation, And Other Mysteries Of Light

By: Sidney Perkowitz

Write A Review

Paperback | 29 July 2011

At a Glance

Paperback
158 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
22.6 x 15.4 x 1.2

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$31.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $7.94 with

Ships in 15 to 25 business days

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.

Industry Reviews

With an elegant and clear style, Perkowitz takes the reader through the reality of these remarkable phenomena, including the strange quantum effects related to entanglement. Here is an author who is keen to show that what we know is already amazing, without having to pour over the purely hypothetical. -- CERN Courier "CERN Courier"
This excellent little book tells of the truly marvelous properties of light that have been revealed in the last half century or so. Highly recommended. -- Choice "Choice"

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

Introduction	p. ix
What is Light? The Mystery Continues	p. 1
Why is Light so Fast?	p. 15
Can Anything Co Even Faster?	p. 27
Slow, Stopped, Fast, and Backwards Light	p. 45
Extreme and Entangled Light	p. 63
Invisibility	p. 81
Light Fantasy to Light Reality	p. 103
Acknowledgements	p. 121
Further Reading, Surfing, and Viewing	p. 123
Index	p. 139
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Slow Light

Invisibility, Teleportation, And Other Mysteries Of Light

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Popular Science

Liars, cheats and copycats

Trickery and deception in nature

Cosmos

The Story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation

How Emotions Are Made

The Secret Life of the Brain

The First Astronomers

How Indigenous Elders read the stars

The Knowledge Gene

The incredible story of the supergene that gives us human creativity

(Be)wilder

Journeys in Nature

A Periodic Tale: the bestselling life-long story of Australia's favourite science champion Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, shortlisted for the ABIA Biography

My Sciencey Memoir

Dingo

The true story of Australia's most maligned native animal

The Best Australian Science Writing 2025

The Best Australian Science

The Body A-Z

A fun, fascinating and family-friendly manual for the most important thing you own

The Brain That Changes Itself

Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

Open When...

A Companion for Life's Twists & Turns

The Ageless Brain

How to Sharpen and Protect Your Mind for a Lifetime

The Unprocessed Plate

Know Your Nutrition and Transform Your Health with 60 UPF-free Recipes

When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...

Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage

Ferment

The Life-Changing Power of Microbes

A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0

The Brain's Way of Healing

Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity

What If?

Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Captivate

The Science of Succeeding with People

Knowledge Encyclopedia Science!

Science as You've Never Seen it Before

Lifespan

Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To

Humble Pi

A Comedy of Maths Errors

Thing Explainer

Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

This product is categorised by