Matter and Motion (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

James Clerk Maxwell

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440066558 ISBN 13 : 9781440066559

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the ideas that power modern physics: energy, work, and the guiding principle of least action. This accessible overview traces how energy appears in motion, configuration, and even chemical processes, and it explains why energy remains a central concept in physical science.

In clear terms it discusses kinetic energy, potential energy, and how different forms of energy interrelate through work, heat, and transformation. It also introduces powerful ideas like the principle of Least Action and the link between dynamical laws and variational reasoning, framing them with historical notes and practical examples.

- Learn how energy changes drive motion and force in physical systems
- See how kinetic and potential energy arise from movement and configuration
- Discover how the idea of least action connects different areas of physics
- Get a sense of the history and key thinkers behind these concepts

Ideal for readers of Matter and Motion who want a concise, reader-friendly map of energy and dynamical principles.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Matter and Motion

Physical Science, which up to the end of the eighteenth century had been fully occupied in forming a conception of natural phenomena as the result of forces acting between one body and another, has now fairly entered on the next stage of progress - that in which the energy of a material system is conceived as determined by the configuration and motion of that system, and in which the ideas of configuration, motion, and force are generalised to the utmost extent warranted by their physical definitions.

To become acquainted with these fundamental ideas, to examine them under all their aspects, and habitually to guide the current of thought along the channels of strict dynamical reasoning, must be the foundation of the training of the student of Physical Science.

The following statement of the fundamental doctrines of Matter and Motion is therefore to be regarded as an introduction to the study of Physical Science in general.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

To become acquainted with these fundamental ideas, to examine them under all their aspects, and habitually to guide the current of thought along the channels of strict dynamical reasoning, must be the foundation of the training of the student of Physical Science. The following statement of the fundamental doctrines of Matter and Motion is therefore to be regarded as an introduction to the study of Physical Science in general.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440066558
• ISBN 13: 9781440066559
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 181
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