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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101108041590
ISBN-139781108041591
eBay Product ID (ePID)111275535
Product Key Features
Number of Pages150 Pages
Publication NameElectromagnetic Waves
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics / Electricity, Physics / Electromagnetism, Earth Sciences / Geology, Vector Analysis
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
AuthorOliver Heaviside
Subject AreaMathematics, Science
SeriesCambridge Library Collection-Technology Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal539.2
Table Of ContentOn electromagnetic waves, especially in relation to the vorticity of the impressed forces, and the forced vibrations of electromagnetic systems (1888); Note on a paper on electromagnetic waves (1888); The general solution of Maxwell's electromagnetic equations in a homogenous isotropic medium, especially in regard to the derivation of special solutions, and the formulae for plane waves (1889).
SynopsisBy testing theories in real-life conditions, Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925) often drew surprising conclusions from contemporary formulae, and found flaws. This book, first published in 1889, and followed by his Electrical Papers and Electromagetic Theory, is an exploration of both Heaviside's work on telegraphic propagation, and contemporary research in electromagnetism., Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925), the self-taught physicist and electrical engineer, began his career as an operator on the newly laid Anglo-Danish telegraph cable in 1868. The most advanced electrical technology of the time, the cable system inspired several of his early mathematical papers. This monograph, first published as a paper in the Philosophical Magazine in 1888, then as a book in 1889, draws on his established work on telegraphic propagation and self-inductance, and on Maxwell's field theory. In a fascinating insight into the contemporary scientific community, he complains that these subjects are still often misunderstood, and explains his formulae afresh from several angles. Also covered - and frequently questioned - are contemporary theories of permittivity, the speed of electromagnetic waves, and the dielectric properties of conductors. Heaviside's Electrical Papers (2 volumes, 1892) and his Electromagnetic Theory (3 volumes, 1893-1912) have also been reissued in this series.
