The Classical Theory of Fields
Volume 2
4th Edition
Published on 1. January 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
444 pages
978-0-7506-2768-9 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
"The clarity of style, the conciseness of treatment and the originality and variety of illustrative problems make this a book which can be highly recommended." --Proceedings of the Physical SocietyMore details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
For final year undergraduates, postgraduates, and research workers in theoretical physics and physics.
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
741 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-2768-9 (9780750627689)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
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.