The Science of Interstellar

作者: Kip （基普·索恩）著 , Christopher Nolan （克里斯托弗·诺兰）著

出版社: Princeton University Press

出版时间: 2014-11

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780393351378

定价: 266.40

装帧: 平装

开本: 16开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 336页

正文语种: 英语

原版书名: The Science of Interstellar

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>小说

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Inhissci-fiepicInterstellar,ChristopherNolantakesontheinfinitecanvasofspacetodeliveracutting-edge,emotionallychargedadventurethatwillamazeaudiencesofallages.Interstellar:BeyondTimeandSpacedocumentsthemakingofNolan’slatestmasterpieceinfascinatingdetailandfeaturesinterviewswiththeacclaimeddirector,alongwithscreenwriterJonathanNolan,producerEmmaThomas,andotherkeymembersoftheproductionteam.Delvingintothescienceandphilosophybehindthefilm,Interstellar:BeyondTimeandSpacedynamicallyshowcasesitsincredibleconceptart,includingcostumedesigns,storyboards,andotherfascinatingpreproductionelements.Alsofeaturinginterviewswiththeexceptionalcast,includingMatthewMcConaugheyandAnneHathaway,Interstellar:BeyondTimeandSpacetellsthefullstoryofthemakingofthefilm,withcandidpicturesillustratingitselaboratesetpiecesandrelianceonclassicspecialeffectstechniques.Visuallyenthrallingandengrossinginitsin-depthexplorationofthethemesandideasattheheartofInterstellar,thisbookistheperfectaccompanimenttooneofthemostanticipatedfilmsof2014.

BasedonthefilmfromWarnerBros.PicturesandParamountPictures.

FromacclaimedfilmmakerChristopherNolan(“TheDarkKnight”films,“Inception”),“Interstellar”starsOscarwinnerMatthewMcConaughey(“DallasBuyersClub”),OscarwinnerAnneHathaway(“LesMiserables”),OscarnomineeJessicaChastain(“ZeroDarkThirty”),BillIrwin(“RachelGettingMarried”),OscarwinnerEllenBurstyn(“AliceDoesn’tLiveHereAnymore”),andOscarwinnerMichaelCaine(“TheCiderHouseRules”).ThemaincastalsoincludesWesBentley,CaseyAffleck,DavidGyasi,MackenzieFoyandTopherGrace.

ChristopherNolandirectedthefilmfromascreenplayheco-wrotewithJonathanNolan.EmmaThomas,ChristopherNolanandLyndaObstproduced“Interstellar,”withJordanGoldberg,JakeMyers,KipThorneandThomasTullservingasexecutiveproducers.WarnerBros.PicturesandParamountPicturespresent,inassociationwithLegendaryPictures,aSyncopy/LyndaObstProductionsproduction,afilmbyChristopherNolan,“Interstellar.” Kip Thorne is the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at Caltech, an executive producer for Interstellar, and the author of books including the bestselling Black Holes and Time Warps. He lives in Pasadena, California.
CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
1 A Scientist in Hollywood: The Genesis of Interstellar
I. FOUNDATIONS
2 Our Universe in Brief
3 The Laws That Control
4 Warped Time and Space, and Tidal Gravity
5 Black Holes
II. GARGANTUA
6 Gargantua’s Anatomy
7 Gravitational Slingshots
8 Imaging Gargantua
9 Disks and Jets
10 Accident Is the First Building Block of Evolution
III. DISASTER ON EARTH
11 Blight
12 Gasping for Oxygen
13 Interstellar Travel
IV. THE WORMHOLE
14 Wormholes
15 Visualizing Interstellar’s Wormhole
16 Discovering the Wormhole: Gravitational Waves
V. EXPLORING GARGANTUA’S ENVIRONS
17 Miller’s Planet
18 Gargantua’s Vibrations
19 Mann’s Planet
20 The Endurance
VI. EXTREME PHYSICS
21 The Fourth and Fifth Dimensions
22 Bulk Beings
23 Confining Gravity
24 Gravitational Anomalies
25 The Professor’s Equation
26 Singularities and Quantum Gravity
VII. CLIMAX
27 The Volcano’s Rim
28 Into Gargantua
29 The Tesseract
30 Messaging the Past
31 Lifting Colonies off Earth
Where Can You Learn More?
Some Technical Notes
Acknowledgments
Figure Credits
Bibliography
Index of People
Index of Subjects
内容简介:
Inhissci-fiepicInterstellar,ChristopherNolantakesontheinfinitecanvasofspacetodeliveracutting-edge,emotionallychargedadventurethatwillamazeaudiencesofallages.Interstellar:BeyondTimeandSpacedocumentsthemakingofNolan’slatestmasterpieceinfascinatingdetailandfeaturesinterviewswiththeacclaimeddirector,alongwithscreenwriterJonathanNolan,producerEmmaThomas,andotherkeymembersoftheproductionteam.Delvingintothescienceandphilosophybehindthefilm,Interstellar:BeyondTimeandSpacedynamicallyshowcasesitsincredibleconceptart,includingcostumedesigns,storyboards,andotherfascinatingpreproductionelements.Alsofeaturinginterviewswiththeexceptionalcast,includingMatthewMcConaugheyandAnneHathaway,Interstellar:BeyondTimeandSpacetellsthefullstoryofthemakingofthefilm,withcandidpicturesillustratingitselaboratesetpiecesandrelianceonclassicspecialeffectstechniques.Visuallyenthrallingandengrossinginitsin-depthexplorationofthethemesandideasattheheartofInterstellar,thisbookistheperfectaccompanimenttooneofthemostanticipatedfilmsof2014.

BasedonthefilmfromWarnerBros.PicturesandParamountPictures.

FromacclaimedfilmmakerChristopherNolan(“TheDarkKnight”films,“Inception”),“Interstellar”starsOscarwinnerMatthewMcConaughey(“DallasBuyersClub”),OscarwinnerAnneHathaway(“LesMiserables”),OscarnomineeJessicaChastain(“ZeroDarkThirty”),BillIrwin(“RachelGettingMarried”),OscarwinnerEllenBurstyn(“AliceDoesn’tLiveHereAnymore”),andOscarwinnerMichaelCaine(“TheCiderHouseRules”).ThemaincastalsoincludesWesBentley,CaseyAffleck,DavidGyasi,MackenzieFoyandTopherGrace.

ChristopherNolandirectedthefilmfromascreenplayheco-wrotewithJonathanNolan.EmmaThomas,ChristopherNolanandLyndaObstproduced“Interstellar,”withJordanGoldberg,JakeMyers,KipThorneandThomasTullservingasexecutiveproducers.WarnerBros.PicturesandParamountPicturespresent,inassociationwithLegendaryPictures,aSyncopy/LyndaObstProductionsproduction,afilmbyChristopherNolan,“Interstellar.”
作者简介:
Kip Thorne is the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at Caltech, an executive producer for Interstellar, and the author of books including the bestselling Black Holes and Time Warps. He lives in Pasadena, California.
目录:
CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
1 A Scientist in Hollywood: The Genesis of Interstellar
I. FOUNDATIONS
2 Our Universe in Brief
3 The Laws That Control
4 Warped Time and Space, and Tidal Gravity
5 Black Holes
II. GARGANTUA
6 Gargantua’s Anatomy
7 Gravitational Slingshots
8 Imaging Gargantua
9 Disks and Jets
10 Accident Is the First Building Block of Evolution
III. DISASTER ON EARTH
11 Blight
12 Gasping for Oxygen
13 Interstellar Travel
IV. THE WORMHOLE
14 Wormholes
15 Visualizing Interstellar’s Wormhole
16 Discovering the Wormhole: Gravitational Waves
V. EXPLORING GARGANTUA’S ENVIRONS
17 Miller’s Planet
18 Gargantua’s Vibrations
19 Mann’s Planet
20 The Endurance
VI. EXTREME PHYSICS
21 The Fourth and Fifth Dimensions
22 Bulk Beings
23 Confining Gravity
24 Gravitational Anomalies
25 The Professor’s Equation
26 Singularities and Quantum Gravity
VII. CLIMAX
27 The Volcano’s Rim
28 Into Gargantua
29 The Tesseract
30 Messaging the Past
31 Lifting Colonies off Earth
Where Can You Learn More?
Some Technical Notes
Acknowledgments
Figure Credits
Bibliography
Index of People
Index of Subjects