The Electric Theories of J. Clerk Maxwell : A Historical and Critical Study /

In this volume Pierre Duhem first gives an overview of 19th century electricity and magnetism. Next, he applies his keen historical, philosophical, and physical intuition to critiquing Maxwell’s theories, especially his electromagnetic theory of light and the ad hoc introduction of displacement curr...

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Main Author: Duhem, Pierre Maurice Marie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Series:Boston studies in the philosophy and history of science ; 314.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • PART I: THE ELECTROSTATICS OF MAXWELL
  • Chapter 2: The fundamental properties of dielectrics. The doctrines of Faraday and Mossotti
  • Chapter 3: The first electrostatics of Maxwell
  • Chapter 4: The second electrostatics of Maxwell
  • Chapter 5: The third electrostatics of Maxwell
  • PART II: THE ELECTRODYNAMICS OF MAXWELL
  • Chapter 6: Conduction current and displacement current
  • Chapter 7: The six equations of Maxwell and electromagnetic energy
  • Chapter 8: The electromagnetic theory of light
  • Chapter 9: Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.