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Retardation and Relativity
Oleg D. Jefimenko |
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The book is divided into two parts. The first part presents the fundamentals of the theory of electromagnetic retardation with emphasis on recently discovered relations and recently developed methemathical techniques. The second part presents the fundamentals of the theory of relativity based entirely on the theory of electromagnetic retardation developed in the first part. Electromagnetic retardation is as yet a fairly obscure concept, and therefore an explanation of what it is and why a book needs to be written about it is in order. An extension of the theory of relativity, as it is developed in the book, leads to a covariant theory of gravitation analogous to relativistic electrodynamics. Although the book presents the result of original research, it is written in the style of a textbook and contains numerous illustrative examples demonstrating various applications of the theory developed in the book. Therefore it can be used not only for independent reading, but also as a supplementary textbook in courses on electromagnetic theory and on the theory on relativity. [taken from the Preface of the book.] More information:
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