The Science of Interstellar
By: Kip Thorne
Contributors: Nolan, Christopher, 1970- writer of foreword
Edition: First edition
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: November 7, 2014
Place of publication: New York City, New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Trade paperback
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780393351378
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Science in motion pictures; Interstellar (Motion picture)
Description: "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 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"
Notes: "Foreword by Christopher Nolan"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-309) and indexes.
Printing statement: "First Edition" and "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0"
$24.95;C$24.95
Table of contents: label: Foreword
title: Christopher Nolan
pagenum: vii; label: Preface
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: ix; label: 1 A scientist in Hollywood : the genesis of Interstellar
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 1; label: I. FOUNDATIONS; label: 2 Our Universe in Brief
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 17; label: 3 The Laws That Control the Universe
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 27; label: 4 Warped Time and Space, and Tidal Gravity
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 35; label: 5 Black Holes
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 45; label: II. Gargantua; label: 6 Gargantua’s Anatomy
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 57; label: 7 Gravitational Slingshots
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 67; label: 8 Imaging Gargantua
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 75; label: 9 Disks and Jets
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 88; label: 10 Accident is the First Building Block of Evolution
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 100; label: III. DISASTER ON EARTH; label: 11 Blight
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 105; label: 12 Gasping for Oxygen
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 112; label: 13 Interstellar Travel
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 112; label: IV THE WORMHOLE; label: 14 Wormholes
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 127; label: 15 Visualizing Interstellar’s Wormhole
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 138; label: 16 Discovering the Wormhole: Gravitational Waves
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 146; label: V. EXPLORING GARGANTUA’S ENVIRONS; label: 17 Miller’s Planet
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 161; label: 18 Gargantua’s Vibrations
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 170; label: 19 Mann’s Planet
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 174; label: 20 The Endurance
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 180; label: VI. EXTREME PHYSICS; label: 21 The Fourth and Fifth Dimensions
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 185; label: 22 Bulk Beings
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 189; label: 23 Confining Gravity
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 194; label: 24 Gravitational Anomalies
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 202; label: 25 The Professor’s Equation
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 212; label: 26 Singularities and Quantum Gravity
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 223; label: VII. CLIMAX; label: 27 The Volcano’s Rim
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 237; label: 28 Into Gargantua
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 246; label: 29 The Tessaracts
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 252; label: 30 Messaging the Past
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 262; label: 31 Lifting Colonies Off Earth
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 273; label: Where Can You Learn More?
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 277; label: Some Technical Notes
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 291; label: Acknowledgments
title: Kip Thorne
pagenum: 299; label: Figure Credits
pagenum: 301; label: Bibliography
pagenum: 305; label: Index of People
pagenum: 311; label: Index of Subjects
pagenum: 315