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100 1 _aHelrich, Carl S.
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Classical Theory of Fields
_h[electronic resource] :
_bElectromagnetism /
_cby Carl S. Helrich.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2012.
300 _aXIII, 449p. 132 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aGraduate Texts in Physics,
_x1868-4513
505 0 _aOrigins and Concepts -- Mathematical Background -- Electrostatics -- The Scalar Potential -- Magnetostatics -- Applications of Magnetostatics -- Particle Motion -- Green’s Functions -- Laplace’ Equation -- Time Dependence -- Electromagnetic Waves -- Energy and Momentum -- Special Relativity -- Radiation -- Fields in Matter -- Waves in Dispersive Media -- Appendix.
520 _aThe study of classical electromagnetic fields is an adventure. The theory is complete mathematically and we are able to present it as an example of classical Newtonian experimental and mathematical philosophy. There is a set of foundational experiments, on which most of the theory is constructed. And then there is the bold theoretical proposal of a field-field interaction from James Clerk Maxwell. This textbook presents the theory of classical fields as a mathematical structure based solidly on laboratory experiments. Here the student is introduced to the beauty of classical field theory as a gem of theoretical physics. To keep the discussion fluid, the history is placed in a beginning chapter and some of the mathematical proofs in the appendices. Chapters on Green’s Functions and Laplace’s Equation and a discussion of Faraday’s Experiment further deepen the understanding. The chapter on Einstein’s relativity is an integral necessity to the text. Finally, chapters on particle motion and waves in a dispersive medium complete the picture. High quality diagrams and detailed end-of-chapter questions enhance the learning experience.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 0 _aMagnetism.
650 1 4 _aPhysics.
650 2 4 _aOptics and Electrodynamics.
650 2 4 _aMagnetism, Magnetic Materials.
650 2 4 _aClassical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642232046
830 0 _aGraduate Texts in Physics,
_x1868-4513
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23205-3
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