Classical Charged Particles (Third Edition)

by Fritz Rohrlich

Book Overview

Originally written in 1964, this famous text is a study of the classical theory of charged particles. Many applications treat electrons as point particles. At the same time, there is a widespread belief that the theory of point particles is beset with various difficulties such as an infinite electrostatic self-energy, a rather doubtful equation of motion which admits physically meaningless solutions, violation of causality and others. The classical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9812700048
• ISBN13: 9789812700049
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.7"