Buch, Englisch, 237 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 396 g
Molecular Vortices, Displacement Current, and Light
Buch, Englisch, 237 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 396 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-53329-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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. 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.
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- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Elektrizität, Elektrodynamik
- Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Halbleiter- und Supraleiterphysik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Magnetismus
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Preface; Introduction; 1. The background to Maxwell's electromagnetic theory; 2. Mechanical image and reality in Maxwell's electromagnetic theory; 3. The elaboration of the molecular-vortex model; 4. The introduction of the displacement current; 5. The origin of the electromagnetic theory of light; 6. Beyond molecular vortices; Conclusion; Appendices.
