Solved Problems in Classical Electrodynamics and Theory of Relativity

ISBN-13: 9781032515090 / Miękka / 2023 / 536 str.

Ioan Merches

Opis

This book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students in physics, engineering, astronomy, applied mathematics and for researchers working in related subjects.

Spis treści

Preface

Chapter 1. Electrostatics

Chapter 2. Magnetostatics

Chapter 3. Energy of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields. Electromagnetic induction

Chapter 4. Stationary and quasi-stationary currents

Chapter 5. Liénard-Wiechert potentials. Electromagnetic waves

Chapter 6. Motion of charged particles in the electromagnetic field - non-relativistic approach.

Chapter 7. Magnetohydrodynamics. Plasma

Chapter 8. Special Theory of Relativity. Relativistic kinematics

Chapter 9. Relativistic dynamics

Chapter 10. Relations of field transformations

Chapter 11. Relativistic-covariant dynamics

Chapter 12. General Theory of Relativity

Appendix A. Elements of tensor calculus

Appendix B. Tensors in the 3D Euclidean space

Appendix C. Tensors in Minkowski space

Appendix D. Curvilinear coordinates in the physical space

Appendix E. Dirac’s delta distribution

Appendix F. Green’s function

O autorze

Daniel Radu is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Physics, Al.I.Cuza University, Romania.

Ioan Merches is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Physics, Al.I.Cuza University, Romania.