Elements of Relativity Theory - Couverture rigide

Lawden, Derek F.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471908525 ISBN 13 : 9780471908524

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1985

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Book by Lawden Derek F

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Albert Einstein characterized the work of James Clerk Maxwell as the "most profound and the most fruitful that physics has experienced since the time of Newton". Max Planck went even further, declaring that "he achieved greatness unequalled," and Richard Feynman asserted that "From a long view of the history of mankind - seen from, say, ten thousand years from now - there can be little doubt that the most significant event of the nineteenth century will be judged as Maxwell's discovery of the laws of electrodynamics". Maxwell made numerous other contributions to the advancement of science, but the greatest work of his life was devoted to electricity. An Elementary Treatise on Electricity appeared at a time when very few books on electrical measurements were available to students, and its compact treatment not only elucidates the theory of electricity but also serves to develop electrical ideas in readers' minds. The author describes experiments that demonstrate the principal facts relating an electric charge as a quantity capable of being measured, deductions from these facts, and the exhibition of electrical phenomena. This volume, published posthumously from Maxwell's lecture notes at the Cavendish Laboratory - which he founded at the University of Cambridge - is supplemented by a selection of articles from his landmark book, Electricity and Magnetism. A classic of science, this volume is an eminently suitable text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471908525
• ISBN 13: 9780471908524
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 118
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