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The Classical Theory of Fields

  • 4th Edition, Volume 2 - June 30, 1980
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: L D Landau
  • Language: English

Translated from the 6th Russian edition, this latest edition contains seven new sections with chapters on General Relativity, Gravitational Waves and Relativistic Cosmology, where… Read more

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Description

Translated from the 6th Russian edition, this latest edition contains seven new sections with chapters on General Relativity, Gravitational Waves and Relativistic Cosmology, where Professor Lifshitz's interests lay. The text of the 3rd English edition has been thoroughly revised and additional problems inserted

Table of contents

(partial) Preface to the 6th Russian edition, 2nd and 3rd English editions

The principle of relativity

Relativistic mechanics

Charges in electromagnetic fields

The electromagnetic field equations

Constant electromagnetic fields

Electromagnetic waves

The propagation of light

The field of moving charges

Radiation of electromagnetic waves

Particle in a gravitational field

The gravitational field equation

The field of gravitational bodies

Gravitational waves

Relativistic cosmology

Index

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 2
  • Published: October 22, 2013
  • Language: English

About the editor

LL

L D Landau

Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Physical Problems, U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences

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