Later, einstein was able to further develop this theory, leading to what is known as the general theory of relativity. The laws of physics look the same in the inertial coordinate systems. Maxwell equations, outward flux of a general vector, curl stokes theorem, equation of continuity, electrostatics, coulombs law, electric field, electric dipole, gausss law, electrostatics in a dielectric medium, polar dielectrics, magnetostatics, magnetic media, surface magnetisation current density. A funny, insightful, and selfcontained guide to einsteins relativity theory and classical field theoriesincluding electromagnetism. It will start by revising the behaviour of electric and magnetic fields, in vacuum as well as matter, and casting it in the language of scalar and vector potentials. Download special relativity electrodynamics and general relativity in pdf and epub formats for free. Special relativity and electrodynamics spring, 2008 in 1905, while only twentysix years old, albert einstein published on the electrodynamics of moving bodies and effectively extended classical laws of relativity to all laws of physics, even electrodynamics. Special relativity, electrodynamics, and general relativity. Notes from professor leonard susskind video lectures publicly available on youtube.
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