Classical Electrodynamics

1. Front Matter

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2. Electrostatics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction and Fundamental Concepts

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 3-44

   3. Green’s Theorems

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 45-69

   4. Orthogonal Functions and Multipole Expansion

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 70-99

   5. Elementary Considerations on Function Theory

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 100-120

3. Macroscopic Electrostatics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. The Field Equations for Space Filled with Matter

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 123-131

   3. Simple Dielectrics and the Susceptibility

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 132-155

   4. Electrostatic Energy and Forces in a Dielectric

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 156-178

4. Magnetostatics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179

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   2. Foundations of Magnetostatics

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 181-204

   3. The Vector Potential

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 205-212

   4. Magnetic Moment

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 213-221

   5. The Magnetic Field in Matter

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 222-234

5. Electrodynamics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235

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   2. Faraday’s Law of Induction

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 237-249

   3. Maxwell’s Equations

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 250-275

   4. Quasi-Stationary Currents and Current Circuits

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 276-301

   5. Electromagnetic Waves in Vacuum

      • Walter Greiner

      Pages 302-315

More than a generation of German-speaking students around the world have worked their way to an understanding and appreciation of the power and beauty of modern theoretical physics-with mathematics, the most fundamental of sciences-using Walter Greiner's textbooks as their guide. The idea of developing a coherent, complete presentation of an entire field of science in a series of closely related textbooks is not a new one. Many older physicians remember with real pleasure their sense of adventure and discovery as they worked their ways through the classic series by Sommerfeld, by Planck, and by Landau and Lifshitz .. From the students' viewpoint, there are a great many obvious advantages to be gained through the use of consistent notation, logical ordering of topics, and coherence of presentation; beyond this, the complete coverage of the science provides a unique opportunity for the author to convey his personal enthusiasm and love for his subject. These volumes on classical physics,finally available in English, complement Greiner's texts on quantum physics, most of which have been available to English-speaking audiences for some time. The complete set of books will thus provide a coherent view of physics that includes, in classical physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, classical dynam­ ics, electromagnetism, and general relativity; and in quantum physics, quantum mechanics, symmetries, relativistic quantum mechanics, quantum electro-and chromodynamics, and the gauge theory of weak interactions.

• Electrostatics
• Potential
• Theoretical physics
• electromagnetic wave
• magnetic field

• Institut für Theoretische Physik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  Walter Greiner

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