Classical covariant fields /
Care is taken to explain how results arise and how to interpret results physically, for graduate students starting out in the field. Many physical examples are provided, making the book an ideal supplementary text for courses on elementary field theory, group theory and dynamical systems. It will al...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Jezik: | engleski |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Serija: | Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
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| Online pristup: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=78359 |
Sadržaj:
- pt. 1. Fields. 1. Introduction. 2. The electromagnetic field. 3. Field parameters. 4. The action principle. 5. Classical field dynamics. 6. Statistical interpretation of the field. 7. Examples and applications
- pt. 2. Groups and fields. 8. Field transformations. 9. Spacetime transformations. 10. Kinematical and dynamical transformations. 11. Position and momentum. 12. Charge and current. 13. The non-relativistic limit. 14. Unified kinematics and dynamics. 15. Epilogue: quantum field theory
- pt. 3. Reference: a compendium of fields. 16. Gallery of definitions. 17. The Schrodinger field. 18. The real Klein-Gordon field. 19. The complex Klein-Gordon field. 20. The Dirac field. 21. The Maxwell radiation field.