Electromagnetic theory by Oliver Heaviside.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925.

Series:

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electromagnetic theory.

Electromagnetic waves.

Vector analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 v.) : ill.

Place of Publication:

London : Benn, [1893-1922]

Contents:

v. 1. I. Introduction. II. Outline of the electromagnetic connections. Appendix A. The rotational ether in its application to electromagnetism. III. The elements of vectorial algebra and analysis. IV. Theory of plane electromagnetic waves. Appendix B. A gravitational and electromagnetic analogy

v. 2. V. Mathematics and the age of the earth. VI. Pure diffusion of electric displacement. Appendix C. Rational units. VII. Electromagnetic waves and generalised differentiation. VIII. Generalised differentiation and divergent series. Appendix. D. On compressional electric or magnetic waves. Appendix E. Dispersion. Appendix F. On the transformation of optical wave surfaces by homogeneous strain. Appendix G. Note of the motion of a charged body at a speed equal to or greater than that of light. Appendix H. Note on electrical waves in sea water. Appendix I. Note on the attenuation of Hertzian waves along wires

v. 3. IX. Waves from moving sources. Appendix J. Note on the size and inertia of electrons. Appendix K. Vector analysis. X. Waves in the ether.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Date of first publication of each article is given.

Reproduction of the original from the Huntington Library.

OCLC:

866987414