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The classical theory of fields

L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz ; translated from the Russian by Morton Hamermesh

(Course of theoretical physics, v. 2)

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000

4th rev. English ed., Repr. with corrections

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Teoriya pola

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"Translated from the 6th rev. ed. of Teoriya pola" -- T.p. verso

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The fourth edition contains seven new sections with chapters on General Relativity, Gravitational Waves and Relativistic Cosmology. The text has been thoroughly revised and additional problems inserted.The Complete course of Theoretical Physics by Landau and Lifshitz, recognized as two of the world's outstanding physicists, is published in full by Butterworth-Heinemann. It comprises nine volumes, covering all branches of the subject; translations from the Russian are by leading scientists.

Table of Contents

  • The principle of relativity
  • Relativistic mechanics
  • Electromagnetic fields
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • The propagation of light
  • The field of moving charges
  • Radiation of electromagnetic waves
  • Particle in a gravitational field
  • The gravitational field equation
  • The field of gravitational bodies
  • Gravitational waves
  • Relativistic cosmology
  • Index.

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