Stephen J. Blundell

Magnetism

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

What is that strange and mysterious force that pulls one magnet towards another, yet seems to operate through empty space? This is the elusive force of magnetism. In this Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Blundell considers early theories of magnetism, the discovery that Earth is a magnet, and the importance of magnetism in modern technology.

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Produktdetails

• A Very Short Introduction
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 173mm x 111mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 126g
• ISBN-13: 9780199601202
• ISBN-10: 0199601208
• Artikelnr.: 34925090

Autorenporträt

Stephen J. Blundell is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Mansfield College. He is actively researching the phenomena of magnetism and superconductivity and has published numerous research papers on these topics, as well as three books, Magnetism in Condensed Matter (OUP, 2001), Concepts in Thermal Physics (with K.M. Blundell) (OUP, 2006), and Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2009).

Inhaltsangabe

1: Mysterious attraction?
2: The Earth as a magnet
3: Electrical current and the path to power
4: Unification
5: Magnetism and relativity
6: Quantum magnetism
7: Spin
8: The magnetic library
9: Magnetism on Earth and in space
10: Exotic magnetism
Mathematical Appendix
Further reading