Electrodynamics An Intensive Course
This book is devoted to the fundamentals of classical electrodynamics, one of the most beautiful and productive theories in physics. A general survey on the applicability of physical theories shows that only few theories can be compared to electrodynamics
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Electrodynamics An Intensive Course
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Electrodynamics
Masud Chaichian Ioan Merches Daniel Radu Anca Tureanu •
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Electrodynamics An Intensive Course
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Masud Chaichian Department of Physics University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
Daniel Radu Faculty of Physics Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Iasi Romania
Ioan Merches Faculty of Physics Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Iasi Romania
Anca Tureanu Department of Physics University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
ISBN 978-3-642-17380-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-17381-3
ISBN 978-3-642-17381-3
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The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms. Albert Einstein
Preface
Electrodynamics is the unified description of electric and magnetic phenomena, in terms of the electromagnetic field, conceived as carrier of energy. This study can be performed in two ways: either phenomenologically, for media at rest or moving slowly as compared to the speed of light, or in a relativistically-covariant form, for any possible speed. As a matter of fact, electrodynamics is intrinsically linked to the theory of relativity. Terms like “non-relativistic” or “relativistic” electrodynamics are meaningless, since the two approaches differ only by the mathematical formalism and not in a deep conceptual way. As the reader will further learn, the theory of relativity appeared and developed within the study of the electrodynamics of moving media, allowing us to state that electrodynamics is relativistic. The above two possible ways of describing the electromagnetic phenomena represent the basis of the structure of this book. The pedagogical principle of moving from simple
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