Classical field theory : electromagnetism and gravitation / / Francis E. Low

• Autore: Low Francis E. <1921-2007, >
• Pubblicazione: Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2004; Weinheim : : , : Wiley-VCH, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (441 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.1; 530.1/41; 530.14; 530.141
• Soggetto topico: Electromagnetic fields; Gravitational fields
• Classificazione: 421.3; 427; 530.1/41
• Note generali: Includes index
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CLASSICAL FIELD THEORY ELECTROMAGNETISM AND GRAVITATION; Contents; Preface; 1. Electrostatics; 1.1. Coulomb's Law; 1.2. Multipoles and Multipole Fields; 1.3. Energy and Stress in the Electrostatic Field; 1.4. Electrostatics in the Presence of Conductors: Solving for Electrostatic Configurations; 1.5. Systems of Conductors; 1.6. Electrostatic Fields in Matter; 1.7. Energy in a Dielectric Medium; Problems; 2. Steady Currents and Magnetostatics; 2.1. Steady Currents; 2.2. Magnetic Fields; 2.3. Magnetic Multipoles; 2.4. Magnetic Fields in Matter ; 2.5. Motional Electromotive Force and Electromagnetic Induction2.6. Magnetic Energy and Force; 2.7. Diamagnetism; Problems; 3. Time-Dependent Fields and Currents; 3.1. Maxwell's Equations; 3.2. Electromagnetic Fields in Matter; 3.3. Momentum and Energy; 3.4. Polarizability and Absorption by Atomic Systems; 3.5. Free Fields in Isotropic Materials; 3.6. Reflection and Refraction; 3.7. Propagation in Anisotropic Media; 3.8. Helicity and Angular Momentum; Problems; 4. Radiation by Prescribed Sources; 4.1. Vector and Scalar Potentials; 4.2. Green's Functions for the Radiation Equation ; 4.3. Radiation from a Fixed Frequency Source4.4. Radiation by a Slowly Moving Point Particle; 4.5. Electric and Magnetic Dipole and Electric Quadrupole Radiation; 4.6. Fields of a Point Charge Moving at Constant High Velocity v: Equivalent Photons; 4.7. A Point Charge Moving with Arbitrary Velocity Less Than c: The Liénard-Wiechert Potentials; 4.8. Low-Frequency Bremsstrahlung; 4.9. Liénard-Wiechert Fields; 4.10. Cerenkov Radiation; Problems; 5. Scattering; 5.1. Scalar Field; 5.2. Green's Function for Massive Scalar Field; 5.3. Formulation of the Scattering Problem; 5.4. The Optical Theorem ; 5.5. Digression on Radial Wave Functions5.6. Partial Waves and Phase Shifts; 5.7. Electromagnetic Field Scattering; 5.8. The Optical Theorem for Light; 5.9. Perturbation Theory of Scattering; 5.10. Vector Multipoles; 5.11. Energy and Angular Momentum; 5.12. Multipole Scattering by a Dielectric; Problems; 6. Invariance and Special Relativity; 6.1. Invariance; 6.2. The Lorentz Transformation; 6.3. Lorentz Tensors; 6.4. Tensor Fields: Covariant Electrodynamics; 6.5. Equations of Motion for a Point Charge in an Electromagnetic Field; 6.6. Relativistic Conservation Laws; Problems ; 7. Lagrangian Field Theory7.1. Review of Lagrangians in Mechanics; 7.2. Relativistic Lagrangian for Particles in a Field; 7.3. Lagrangian for Fields; 7.4. Interacting Fields and Particles; 7.5. Vector Fields; 7.6. General Covariance; 7.7. Local Transformation to a Pseudo-Euclidean System; 7.8. Alternative Construction of a Covariantly Conserved, Symmetric Stress-Energy Tensor; Problems; 8. Gravity; 8.1. The Nature of the Gravitational Field; 8.2. The Tensor Field; 8.3. Lagrangian for the Gravitational Field; 8.4. Particles in a Gravitational Field; 8.5. Interaction of the Gravitational Field ; 8.6. Curvature
• Sommario/riassunto: The author uses a unique approach which emphasizes the field theoretic aspects of gravitation and the strong analogies between gravitation and the other areas that are studied in physics. The theory-centered text begins with the simplest experimental facts then proceeds to the corresponding differential equations, theoretical constructs such as energy, momentum and stress and several applications. End-of-chapter problems provide students with an opportunity to test their understanding, serve as an introduction to and a review of material not included in the book and can be used to develop exam
• Titolo autorizzato: Classical field theory
• ISBN: 1-281-76439-6; 9786611764395; 3-527-61745-0; 3-527-61746-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Non definito
• Record Nr.: 996203216203316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno