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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications Inc.
ISBN-139780486462608
eBay Product ID (ePID)95753512
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
Publication NameClassical Field Theory
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavison E Soper
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height233 mm
Item Weight336 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorDavison E Soper
Series TitleDover Books on Physics