Electrodynamics of Continuous Media
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Electrodynamics of Continuous Media

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Electrodynamics of Continuous Media

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Covers the theory of electromagnetic fields in matter, and the theory of the macroscopic electric and magnetic properties of matter. There is a considerable amount of new material particularly on the theory of the magnetic properties of matter and the theory of optical phenomena with new chapters on spatial dispersion and non-linear optics. The chapters on ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism and on magnetohydrodynamics have been substantially enlarged and eight other chapters have additional sections.

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Yes, you can access Electrodynamics of Continuous Media by L D Landau,J. S. Bell,M. J. Kearsley,L. P. Pitaevskii,E.M. Lifshitz,J. B. Sykes in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Electromagnetism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Pergamon
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780080302768
eBook ISBN
9781483293752
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Electromagnetism
CHAPTER I

ELECTROSTATICS OF CONDUCTORS

Publisher Summary

Macroscopic electrodynamics is concerned with the study of electromagnetic fields in space that is occupied by matter. Electrodynamics deals with physical quantities averaged over elements of volume that are physically infinitesimal and ignore the microscopic variations of the quantities that result from the molecular structure of matter. The fundamental equations of the electrodynamics of continuous media are obtained by averaging the equations for the electromagnetic field in a vacuum. The form of the equations of macroscopic electrodynamics and the significance of the quantities appearing in them depend on the physical nature of the medium and on the way in which the field varies with time. Charges present in a conductor must be located on its surface. The presence of charges inside a conductor would cause an electric field in it. These charges can be distributed on its surface, however, in such a way that the fields that they produce in its interior are mutually balanced. The mean field in the vacuum is almost the same as the actual field. The two fields differ only in the immediate neighborhood of the body, where the effect of the irregular molecular fields is noticeable, and this difference does not affect the averaged field equations.

§1 The electrostatic field of conductors

Macroscopic electrodynamics is concerned with the study of...

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Inside Front Cover
  5. Related Pergamon Titles
  6. Copyright
  7. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
  8. PREFACE TO THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION
  9. NOTATION
  10. Chapter 1: ELECTROSTATICS OF CONDUCTORS
  11. Chapter 2: ELECTROSTATICS OF DIELECTRICS
  12. Chapter 3: STEADY CURRENT
  13. Chapter 4: STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD
  14. Chapter 5: FERROMAGNETISM AND ANTIFERROMAGNETISM
  15. Chapter 6: SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
  16. Chapter 7: QUASI-STATIC ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD
  17. Chapter 8: MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
  18. Chapter 9: THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EQUATIONS
  19. Chapter 10: THE PROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
  20. Chapter 11: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES IN ANISOTROPIC MEDIA
  21. Chapter 12: SPATIAL DISPERSION
  22. Chapter 13: NON-LINEAR OPTICS
  23. Chapter 14: THE PASSAGE OF FAST PARTICLES THROUGH MATTER
  24. Chapter 15: SCATTERING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
  25. Chapter 16: DIFFRACTION OF X-RAYS IN CRYSTALS
  26. CURVILINEAR COORDINATES
  27. INDEX