Classical Field Theory On Electrodynamics, Non-Abelian Gauge Theories and Gravitation /

• Main Author: Scheck, Florian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Graduate Texts in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.

The book describes Maxwell's equations first in their integral, directly testable form, then moves on to their local formulation. The first two chapters cover all essential properties of Maxwell's equations, including their symmetries and their covariance in a modern notation. Chapter 3 is...

Table of Contents:

• Maxwell's Equations
• Symmetries and Covariance of Maxwell's Equations
• Maxwell Theory as a Classical Field Theory
• Some Applications of Maxwell Theory
• Local Gauge Theories
• Classical Field Theory of Gravitation.