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A Treatise on the Magnetic Vector Potential / by Kristján Óttar Klausen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klausen, Kristján Óttar, author.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy (SpringerNature-11651)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Optics.
- Electrodynamics.
- Lasers.
- Photonics.
- Classical Electrodynamics.
- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.
- Local Subjects:
- Classical Electrodynamics.
- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XIX, 116 pages) : 56 illustrations, 36 illustrations in color
- Edition:
- First edition 2020.
- Contained In:
- Springer Nature eBook
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- The connection between the electric and magnetic fields is fundamental to our understanding of light as electromagnetic waves. The magnetic vector potential lies at the heart of this relation. The idea emerged in the early days of research in electromagnetism but was dismissed for more than half a century until the formulation of quantum electrodynamics. The magnetic vector potential is a pivotal concept with ties to many aspects of physics and mathematics. This book unravels the nature of the magnetic vector potential, highlights its connection to quantum mechanics and superconductivity, and explores the analogy with hydrodynamics.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Conceptual emergence
- Mathematical appearance
- Three dimensional solutions
- Applications
- Hydrodynamics analogy
- Superconductivity
- Future directions.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-030-52222-3
- 9783030522223
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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