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Title Details:
The Classical Theory of Fields
Other Titles: Course of Theoretical Physics, Vol. 2
Authors: Landau, L. D.
Lifshitz, E. M.
Mavrogordatos, Themistoklis (Tr.)
Fikioris, George (Ed.)
Subject: NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTIC, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS > ELECTROMAGNETISM
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTIC, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS > ELECTROMAGNETISM > APPLIED CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETISM
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTIC, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS > OPTICS
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTIC, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS > MECHANICS > DYNAMICS AND KINEMATICS OF A PARTICLE AND A SYSTEM OF PARTICLES
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS > COSMOLOGY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTIC, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS > ELECTROMAGNETISM > APPLIED CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETISM > ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS > CELESTIAL MECHANICS > GRAVITATION
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS > CELESTIAL MECHANICS > RELATIVITY
Keywords:
Action
Lorentz transformation
Four-vector
Distribution function
Electromagnetic field tensor
Maxwell equations
Virial theorem
Larmor's theorem
Polarized light
Dipole radiation
Curvilinear coordinates
Einstein equations
Gravitational wave
Cosmology
Redshift
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Abstract:
The Course of Theoretical Physics is a ten-volume series of books that was initiated by Lev Landau and written in collaboration with his student Evgeny Lifshitz, starting in the late 1930s. Since then, the Course has enjoyed worldwide popularity. The hereby translated Volume 2 covers relativistic mechanics of particles, and classical field theory for fields, in particular special relativity and electromagnetism, general relativity and gravitation. It also includes sections on geometrical and wave optics. The fundamental equations are derived from the Principle of Least Action, enabling the attainment of maximum generality together with essential simplicity of presentation. Moreover, the book is self-contained with minimal prerequisites; the necessary tensor analysis is developed as the narrative goes along. In comparison to the original, we adopt the International System of Units (SI), and append various explanatory comments in the form of Translator's Notes. We sincerely hope that the current textbook will assist Greek university students and researchers in their acquaintance with one of the most elegant theories describing the natural world while generating pioneering experiments.
Linguistic Editors: Fikioris, George
Technical Editors: Mavrogordatos, Themistoklis
Type: Undergraduate textbook
Creation Date: 29-01-2025
Item Details:
ISBN 978-618-228-322-6
License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
DOI http://doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-14417
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/14417
Bibliographic Reference: Landau, L., Lifshitz, E., Mavrogordatos, T. (Tr.), & Fikioris, G. (Ed.). (2025). The Classical Theory of Fields [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-14417
Language: Greek
Consists of:
1. The principle of relativity
2. Relativistic mechanics
3. Charges in electromagnetic fields
4. The electromagnetic field equations
5. Constant electromagnetic fields
6. Electromagnetic waves
7. The propagation of light
8. The field of moving charges
9. Radiation of electromagnetic waves
10. Particle in a gravitational field
11. The gravitational field equations
12. The field of gravitating bodies
13. Gravitational waves
14. Relativistic cosmology
15. Supplement from Mechanics
Additional Material
Number of pages 704
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions
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