Re-issue of book first published by John Wiley & Sons in 1976. Overview of continuum mechanics, electrodynamics and the mechanics of electrically polarized media, and gravity. Equations throughout. Index.

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Title

Classical Field Theory

Publisher

Dover Pubns, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.

Publication Date

2008

Language

English

ISBN 10

0486462609

ISBN 13

9780486462608

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

re-issue

Condition

New

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

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Synopsis

This text concerns continuum mechanics, electrodynamics and the mechanics of electrically polarized media, and gravity. Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, it offers an accessible approach that formulates theories according to the principle of least action. The chief advantage of this formulation is its simplicity and ease, making the physical content of classical subjects available to students of physics in a concise form.
Author Davison E. Soper, a Professor of Physics at the University of Oregon, intended this treatment as a primary text for courses in classical field theory as well as a supplement for courses in classical mechanics or classical electrodynamics. Topics include fields and transformation laws, the principle of stationary action, general features of classical field theory, the mechanics of fluids and elastic solids, special types of solids, nonrelativistic approximations, and the electromagnetic field. Additional subjects include electromagnetically polarized materials, gravity, momentum conservation in general relativity, and dissipative processes.

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Davison E. Soper is Professor of Physics at the University of Oregon.

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