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

by Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem and Pierre Duhem

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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"

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