Electrodynamics of Continuous Media
Volume 8
- 2nd Edition - January 1, 1984
- Latest edition
- Authors: L D Landau, L. P. Pitaevskii, E.M. Lifshitz
- Language: English
Covers the theory of electromagnetic fields in matter, and the theory of macroscopic electric and magnetic properties of matter. There is a considerable amount of new material… Read more
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Description
Description
Covers the theory of electromagnetic fields in matter, and the theory of 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 theoryof optical phenomena with new chapters on spatial dispersion and non-linear optics.
Readership
Readership
For undergraduates, postgraduates and research workers in theoretical physics and scientists interested in electrodynamics.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Electrostatics of conductors; Static magnetic field; Superconductivity; The propagation of electromagnetic waves; Spatial dispersion; Diffraction of X rays in crystals.
Review quotes
Review quotes
"a book which can be thoroughly recommended to every physicist."—Nature "unique and indispensable…"—Science Progress
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: October 15, 1984
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
LL
L D Landau
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Physical Problems, U.S.S.R. Academy of SciencesLP
L. P. Pitaevskii
Affiliations and expertise
Institute for Physical Problems, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, USSR