Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism - Treatise on Electricity and Magnetis

Klappentext Volume 2 of Maxwell's 1873 influential contribution to physics covers magnetism and electromagnetism, including the electromagnetic theory of light. Zusammenfassung James Clerk Maxwell's influential contribution to nineteenth-century physics brought together the experimental and theoretical advances in the field of electricity and magnetism known at the time. Published in 1873! it contains Maxwell's famous equations on electromagnetic theory. Volume 2 covers magnetism and electromagnetism! including the electromagnetic theory of light. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part III. Magnetism: 1. Elementary theory of magnetism; 2. Magnetic force and magnetic induction; 3. Particular forms of magnets; 4. Induced magnetization; 5. Magnetic problems; 6. Weber's theory of magnetic induction; 7. Magnetic measurements; 8. Terrestrial magnetism; Part IV. Electromagnetism: 1. Electromagnetic force; 2. Mutual action of electric currents; 3. Induction of electric currents; 4. Induction of a current on itself; 5. General equations of dynamics; 6. Application of dynamics to electromagnetism; 7. Electrokinetics; 8. Exploration of the field by means of the secondary circuit; 9. General equations; 10. Dimensions of electric units; 11. Energy and stress; 12. Current-sheets; 13. Parallel currents; 14. Circular currents; 15. Electromagnetic instruments; 16. Electromagnetic observations; 17. Electrical measurement of coefficients of induction; 18. Determination of resistance in electromagnetic measure; 19. Comparison of electrostatic with electromagnetic units; 20. Electromagnetic theory of light; 21. Magnetic action on light; 22. Electric theory of magnetism; 23. Theories of action at a distance; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Maxwell James Clerk, James Clerk Maxwell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2010
• EAN: 9781108014045
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01404-5
• No. of pages: 484
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences; A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics; SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electronics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Electronics engineering, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism