Electricity and Magnetism
Purcell, Edward.
Electricity and Magnetism [Elektronisk resurs]. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (508 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition of Volume 2; Preface to the First Edition of Volume 2; Preface to the Berkeley Physics Course; CHAPTER 1 ELECTROSTATICS: CHARGES AND FIELDS; 1.1 Electric Charge; 1.2 Conservation of Charge; 1.3 Quantization of Charge; 1.4 Coulomb's Law; 1.5 Energy of a System of Charges; 1.6 Electrical Energy in a Crystal Lattice; 1.7 The Electric Field; 1.8 Charge Distributions; 1.9 Flux; 1.10 Gauss's Law; 1.11 Field of a Spherical Charge Distribution; 1.12 Field of a Line Charge; 1.13 Field of an Infinite Flat Sheet of Charge 1.14 The Force on a Layer of Charge1.15 Energy Associated with the Electric Field; Problems; CHAPTER 2 THE ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; 2.1 Line Integral of the Electric Field; 2.2 Potential Difference and the Potential Function; 2.3 Gradient of a Scalar Function; 2.4 Derivation of the Field from the Potential; 2.5 Potential of a Charge Distribution; Potential of Two Point Charges; Potential of a Long Charged Wire; 2.6 Uniformly Charged Disk; 2.7 Divergence of a Vector Function; 2.8 Gauss's Theorem and the Differential Form of Gauss's Law; 2.9 The Divergence in Cartesian Coordinates 2.10 The Laplacian2.11 Laplace's Equation; 2.12 Distinguishing the Physics from the Mathematics; 2.13 The Curl of a Vector Function; 2.14 Stokes' Theorem; 2.15 The Curl in Cartesian Coordinates; 2.16 The Physical Meaning of the Curl; Problems; CHAPTER 3 ELECTRIC FIELDS AROUND CONDUCTORS; 3.1 Conductors and Insulators; 3.2 Conductors in the Electrostatic Field; 3.3 The General Electrostatic Problem; Uniqueness Theorem; 3.4 Some Simple Systems of Conductors; 3.5 Capacitance and Capacitors; 3.6 Potentials and Charges on Several Conductors; 3.7 Energy Stored in a Capacitor 3.8 Other Views of the Boundary-Value ProblemProblems; CHAPTER 4 ELECTRIC CURRENTS; 4.1 Electric Current and Current Density; 4.2 Steady Currents and Charge Conservation; 4.3 Electrical Conductivity and Ohm's Law; 4.4 The Physics of Electrical Conduction; 4.5 Conduction in Metals; 4.6 Semiconductors; 4.7 Circuits and Circuit Elements; 4.8 Energy Dissipation in Current Flow; 4.9 Electromotive Force and the Voltaic Cell; 4.10 Networks with Voltage Sources; 4.11 Variable Currents in Capacitors and Resistors; Problems; CHAPTER 5 THE FIELDS OF MOVIHG CHARGES; 5.1 From Oersted to Einstein 5.2 Magnetic Forces5.3 Measurement of Charge in Motion; 5.4 Invariance of Charge; 5.5 Electric Field Measured in Different Frames of Reference; 5.6 Field of a Point Charge Moving with Constant Velocity; 5.7 Field of a Charge That Starts or Stops; 5.8 Force on a Moving Charge; 5.9 Interaction between a Moving Charge and Other Moving Charges; Problems; CHAPTER 6 THE MAGNETIC FIELD; 6.1 Definition of the Magnetic Field; 6.2 Some Properties of the Magnetic Field; 6.3 Vector Potential; 6.4 Field of Any Current-Carrying Wire; 6.5 Fields of Rings and Coils; 6.6 Change in B at a Current Sheet 6.7 How the Fields Transform
Classic textbook introducing students to electricity and magnetism, widely considered the best undergraduate textbook on the subject ever written.
9781139118149 75 (NL)
Electricity & magnetism.
Electricity.
Electronics.
Magnetics.
Magnetism.
Electronic books.
QC523 .P889 2011
537
Electricity and Magnetism [Elektronisk resurs]. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (508 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition of Volume 2; Preface to the First Edition of Volume 2; Preface to the Berkeley Physics Course; CHAPTER 1 ELECTROSTATICS: CHARGES AND FIELDS; 1.1 Electric Charge; 1.2 Conservation of Charge; 1.3 Quantization of Charge; 1.4 Coulomb's Law; 1.5 Energy of a System of Charges; 1.6 Electrical Energy in a Crystal Lattice; 1.7 The Electric Field; 1.8 Charge Distributions; 1.9 Flux; 1.10 Gauss's Law; 1.11 Field of a Spherical Charge Distribution; 1.12 Field of a Line Charge; 1.13 Field of an Infinite Flat Sheet of Charge 1.14 The Force on a Layer of Charge1.15 Energy Associated with the Electric Field; Problems; CHAPTER 2 THE ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; 2.1 Line Integral of the Electric Field; 2.2 Potential Difference and the Potential Function; 2.3 Gradient of a Scalar Function; 2.4 Derivation of the Field from the Potential; 2.5 Potential of a Charge Distribution; Potential of Two Point Charges; Potential of a Long Charged Wire; 2.6 Uniformly Charged Disk; 2.7 Divergence of a Vector Function; 2.8 Gauss's Theorem and the Differential Form of Gauss's Law; 2.9 The Divergence in Cartesian Coordinates 2.10 The Laplacian2.11 Laplace's Equation; 2.12 Distinguishing the Physics from the Mathematics; 2.13 The Curl of a Vector Function; 2.14 Stokes' Theorem; 2.15 The Curl in Cartesian Coordinates; 2.16 The Physical Meaning of the Curl; Problems; CHAPTER 3 ELECTRIC FIELDS AROUND CONDUCTORS; 3.1 Conductors and Insulators; 3.2 Conductors in the Electrostatic Field; 3.3 The General Electrostatic Problem; Uniqueness Theorem; 3.4 Some Simple Systems of Conductors; 3.5 Capacitance and Capacitors; 3.6 Potentials and Charges on Several Conductors; 3.7 Energy Stored in a Capacitor 3.8 Other Views of the Boundary-Value ProblemProblems; CHAPTER 4 ELECTRIC CURRENTS; 4.1 Electric Current and Current Density; 4.2 Steady Currents and Charge Conservation; 4.3 Electrical Conductivity and Ohm's Law; 4.4 The Physics of Electrical Conduction; 4.5 Conduction in Metals; 4.6 Semiconductors; 4.7 Circuits and Circuit Elements; 4.8 Energy Dissipation in Current Flow; 4.9 Electromotive Force and the Voltaic Cell; 4.10 Networks with Voltage Sources; 4.11 Variable Currents in Capacitors and Resistors; Problems; CHAPTER 5 THE FIELDS OF MOVIHG CHARGES; 5.1 From Oersted to Einstein 5.2 Magnetic Forces5.3 Measurement of Charge in Motion; 5.4 Invariance of Charge; 5.5 Electric Field Measured in Different Frames of Reference; 5.6 Field of a Point Charge Moving with Constant Velocity; 5.7 Field of a Charge That Starts or Stops; 5.8 Force on a Moving Charge; 5.9 Interaction between a Moving Charge and Other Moving Charges; Problems; CHAPTER 6 THE MAGNETIC FIELD; 6.1 Definition of the Magnetic Field; 6.2 Some Properties of the Magnetic Field; 6.3 Vector Potential; 6.4 Field of Any Current-Carrying Wire; 6.5 Fields of Rings and Coils; 6.6 Change in B at a Current Sheet 6.7 How the Fields Transform
Classic textbook introducing students to electricity and magnetism, widely considered the best undergraduate textbook on the subject ever written.
9781139118149 75 (NL)
Electricity & magnetism.
Electricity.
Electronics.
Magnetics.
Magnetism.
Electronic books.
QC523 .P889 2011
537