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Magnetism : a very short introduction / Stephen Blundell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blundell, Stephen, 1967- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 317.
- Very short introductions ; 317
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Magnetism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 142 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- What is that strange and mysterious force that pulls one magnet towards another, yet seems to operate through empty space? This is the elusive force of magnetism. Stephen J. Blundell considers early theories of magnetism, the discovery that Earth is a magnet, and the importance of magnetism in modern technology.
- Contents:
- Mysterious attraction?
- The Earth as a magnet
- Electrical current and the path to power
- Unification
- Magnetism and relativity
- Quantum magnetism
- Spin
- The magnetic library
- Magnetism on Earth and in space
- Exotic magnetism
- Mathematical appendix.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780191778117
- OCLC:
- 958576817
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