Short description
This treatise details Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism which underpins much modern physics. The theory elaborated here inspired both Lorentz's theories on the electron and Einstein's theory of relativity. This volume contains Parts III and IV of the treatise dealing respectively with magnetism and finally with electromagnetism itself.
Long description
This celebrated treatise details Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism which underpins much modern physics. The theory elaborated here inspired both Lorentz's theories on the electron and Einstein's theory of relativity. This volume copntains Parts III and IV of the treatise dealing respectively with magnetism and finally with electromagnetism itself.;This book is intended for physicists, mathematicians, engineers.
Review
'The formulation of these equations is the most important event in physics since Newton's time' Albert Einstein in The Evolution of Physics
Table of contents
- Part Magnetism
- elementary theory of magnetism
- magnetic force and magnetic induction
- magnetic solenoids and shells
- induced magnetization
- particular problems in magnetic induction
- Weber's theory of induced magnetism
- magnetic measurements
- on terrestrial magnetism
- Part Electromagnetism
- electromagnetic force
- Amperes investigation of the mutual action of electric currents
- on the induction of electric currents
- on the induction of a current on itself
- on the equations of motion of a connected system
- dynamical theory of electromagnetism
- theory of electric circuits
- exploration of the field by means of the secondary circuit
- general equations of the electromagnetic field
- dimension of electric units
- on energy and stress in the electromagnetic field
- current
- sheets
- parallel currents
- circular currents
- electromagnetic instruments
- electromagnetic observations
- comparison of coils
- electromagnetic unit of resistance
- comparison of the electrostatic with the electromagnetic units
- electromagnetic theory of light
- magnetic action on light
- ferromagnetism and diamagnetism explained by molecular currents
- theories of action at a distance