Innovation in Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory: Molecular Vortices, Displacement Current, and Light
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (611 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521533295 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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".well-written and highly readable, especially for physicists" Physics in Canada
A forgotten mechanistic description presnted in a new form This book presents a thoroughly broad perspective of the ideas and methods behind the development of one the most important concept of classical electrodynamics: the displacement current. It is clearly shown that the true origin of this concept steamed from the vortex model of the magnetic field. The presentation, made in terms of modern vector analysis, highlights the key points of the development that otherwise are hard to gr
Beyond this, Siegel locates Maxwell's work in the full sweep of nineteenth-century electromagnetic theory - from Oersted, Ampere, and Faraday, through Hertz and Lorentz - and in the context of the methodological traditions and perspectives of early physics research at the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge.. James Clerk Maxwell's (1831-1879) contributions to twentieth-century science and technology - in particular, the displacement current and the electromagnetic theory of light - are among the most spectacular innovations in the history of physics, but the technical complexities and thematic subtleties of his work have been difficult to unravel. In considering the historical development of Maxwell's work, Dr Siegel's close analysis of the original texts - with careful attention to the equations as well as to the words - reveals that mechanical modeling played a crucial role in Maxwell's initial conceptualizations of the displacement current and the electromagnetic character of light