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

by Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem and Pierre Duhem

Book Overview

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 current, which he considers too much a product of the "esprit de g?om?trie" than the "esprit de finesse," as Pascal calls it.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319185144
• ISBN13: 9783319185149
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"