The Classical Theory of Fields

This fourth edition contains seven new sections with chapters on general relativity, gravitational waves and relativistic cosmology. The text has been thoroughly revised and additional problems have been inserted.

Inhalt

The principle of relativity; Relativistic mechanics; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic waves; The propagation of light; The field of moving charges; Radiation of electromagnetic waves; Particle in a gravitational field; The gravitational field equation; The field of gravitational bodies; Gravitational waves; Relativistic cosmology; Index.