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Classical theory of electric and magnetic fields /

Classical Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields is a textbook on the principles of electricity and magnetism. This book discusses mathematical techniques, calculations, with examples of physical reasoning, that are generally applied in theoretical physics. This text reviews the classical theory of...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Good, R. H. (Roland Hamilton), 1923-, Nelson, Terence J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, [1971]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Classical Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Classical Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields; Chapter 1. Introduction; Phenomena Governed by Maxwell's Equations and the Lorentz Force; Importance of E & M in Understanding Modern Physics; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Development of Maxwell's Equations; 1. ELECTROSTATICS; 2. MAGNETOSTATICS; 3. FARADAY'S LAW OF INDUCTION; 4. MAXWELL'S DISPLACEMENT CURRENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Cartesian Vector and Tensor Analysis; 5. NOTATION; 6. ORTHOGONAL TRANSFORMATIONS; 7. DEFINITION OF TENSORS.
  • 8. COVARIANT OPERATIONS9. REDUCTION OF TENSORS; REFERENCE; Chapter 4. Electrostatics; 10. FIELDS NEAR SINGULAR SOURCES; 11. THE GENERAL ELECTROSTATIC BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM; 12. SOLUTION BY IMAGES; 13. INVERSION OF SOLUTIONS; 14. SOLUTION BY COMPLEX VARIABLE TECHNIQUE; 15. METHOD OF SEPARATION OF VARIABLES; 16. DIELECTRICS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Magnetostatics; 17. THE MAGNETIC DIPOLE; 18. MAGNETIZATION; 19. MULTIPOLE EXPANSION; Chapter 6. Dynamical Maxwell Equations; 20. FINAL FORM OF MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; 21� UNITS AND DIMENSIONS; 22. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE FIELD; 23. POTENTIALS.
  • Chapter 7. Wave Phenomena24. THE WAVE EQUATION; 25. PLANE WAVES; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. The Special Theory of Relativity; 26. BEFORE EINSTEIN; 27. EINSTEIN'S THEORY; 28. RELATIVISTA MECHANICS OF POINT PARTICLES; 29. COVARIANCE OF E & M; 30. MOTION OF A PARTICLE WITH AN INTRINSIC MAGNETIC MOMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Radiation; 31. THE LONG WAVELENGTH APPROXIMATION; 32. RADIATION FROM SOURCE DISTRIBUTIONS COMPARABLE TO A WAVELENGTH IN EXTENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Waves and Metallic boundary Conditions; 33. WAVEGUIDES AND RESONANT CAVITIES.
  • Chapter 11. Particle Aspects of Electromagnetic Field Equations34. INTRODUCTION TO WAVE EQUATIONS FOR PARTICLES WITH SPIN; 35. PARTICLE ASPECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EQUATIONS; REFERENCES; Index.