An Introduction To Electrodynamics: From The Standpoint Of The Electron Theory (1922) - Hardcover

Page, Leigh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 054894816X ISBN 13: 9780548948163

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, 2008

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""An Introduction to Electrodynamics: From the Standpoint of the Electron Theory"" is a classic textbook on the principles of electromagnetism, written by the physicist Leigh Page and first published in 1922. The book presents a thorough introduction to the fundamental concepts and mathematical principles of electromagnetism, with a particular focus on the electron theory of electricity. The text covers a range of topics, including electromagnetic waves, electrostatics, magnetostatics, and electromagnetic induction. It also explores the mathematical tools used in the study of electromagnetism, such as vector calculus and differential equations. Throughout the book, Page emphasizes the importance of the electron theory of electricity, which was a relatively new and controversial idea at the time of the book's publication. He argues that this theory provides a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of the behavior of electric charges and electromagnetic fields than previous theories, such as the fluid theory of electricity. Overall, ""An Introduction to Electrodynamics"" is a valuable resource for students and researchers in physics and engineering who are interested in gaining a thorough understanding of the principles of electromagnetism. Despite its age, the book remains a classic and influential work in the field of electromagnetism.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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The object of this book is to present a logical development of electromagnetic theory founded upon the principle of relativity. So far as the author is aware, the universal procedure has been to base the electrodynamic equations on the experimental conclusions of Coulojnb, A mpS re, andF araday, even books on the principle of relativity going no farther than to show that these equations are covariant for theL orentz-E instein transformation. As the dependence of electromagnetism on the relativity principle is far more intimate than is suggested by this covariance, it has seemed more logical to derive the electrodynamic equations directly from this principle. The analysis necessary for the development of the theory has been much simplified by the use of Gibbs vector notation. While it is difficult for those familiar with the many conveniences of this notation to understand why it has not come into universal use among physicists, the belief that some readers might not be conversant with the symbols employed has led to the presentation in the Introduction of those elements of vector analysis which are made use of farther on in the text. Chapter I contains a brief account of the principle of relativity. In the second chapter the retarded equations of the field of a point charge are derived from this principle, and inC hapter III the simultaneous field of a moving charge is discussed in some detail. In the next chapter the dynamical equation of the electron is obtained, and inC hapter Vthe general field equations are derived. Chapter VI takes up the radiation of energy from electrons, and Chapters VII and VIII contain some applications of the electromagnetic equations to material media, chosen as much for their illustration of the theory as for their fundamental importance.
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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 054894816X
• ISBN 13: 9780548948163
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
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