The Classical Theory of Fields

by L D Landau (Editor)

Overview

Translated from the 6th Russian edition, this latest edition contains seven new sections with chapters on General Relativity, Gravitational Waves and Relativistic Cosmology, where Professor Lifshitz's interests lay. The text of the 3rd English edition has been thoroughly revised and additional problems inserted

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483293288
Publisher:	Pergamon
Publication date:	10/22/2013
Series:	COURSE OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	417
File size:	10 MB

Table of Contents

(partial) Preface to the 6th Russian edition, 2nd and 3rd English editionsThe principle of relativityRelativistic mechanicsCharges in electromagnetic fieldsThe electromagnetic field equationsConstant electromagnetic fieldsElectromagnetic wavesThe propagation of lightThe field of moving chargesRadiation of electromagnetic wavesParticle in a gravitational fieldThe gravitational field equationThe field of gravitational bodiesGravitational wavesRelativistic cosmologyIndex