The book describes Maxwell’s equations first in their integral, directly testable form, then moves on to their local formulation. The first two chapters cover all essential properties of Maxwell’s equations, including their symmetries and their covariance in a modern notation. Chapter 3 is devoted to Maxwell theory as a classical field theory and to solutions of the wave equation. Chapter 4 deals with important applications of Maxwell theory. It includes topical subjects such as metamaterials with negative refraction index and solutions of Helmholtz’ equation in paraxial approximation relevant for the description of laser beams.Chapter 5 describes non-Abelian gauge theories from a classical, geometric point of view, in analogy to Maxwell theory as a prototype, and culminates in an application to the U(2) theory relevant for electroweak interactions. The last chapter 6 gives a concise summary of semi-Riemannian geometry as the framework for the classical field theory of gravitation. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the Schwarzschild solution of Einstein’s equations and the classical tests of general relativity (perihelion precession of Mercury, and light deflection by the sun).——Textbook features: detailed figures, worked examples, problems and solutions, boxed inserts, highlighted special topics, highlighted important math etc., helpful summaries, appendix, index.
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Maxwell’s Equations.- Symmetries and Covariance of Maxwell’s Equations.- Maxwell Theory as a Classical Field Theory.- Some Applications of Maxwell Theory.- Local Gauge Theories.- Classical Field Theory of Gravitation.Sobre el autor
Florian Scheck University Mainz Successful author of German language textbook series (5 volumes)
Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 436 ● ISBN 9783642279850 ● Editorial Springer Berlin ● Ciudad Heidelberg ● País DE ● Publicado 2012 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 2477375 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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