Magnetism
A Very Short Introduction
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9780199601202
Publication date:
02/07/2012
Paperback
160 pages
181x119mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199601202
Publication date:
02/07/2012
Paperback
160 pages
Part of Very Short Introductions
Stephen J. Blundell
Explains a fundamental scientific topic and its importance in an accessible way,Considers early theories of magnetism including the discovery that the Earth itself is a magnet,Explores the work of Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell in unifying magnetism and electricity,Looks at the quantum mechanical aspects of magnetism,Considers its importance in modern technology, including magnetic storage in computers and the magnetic fields of planets and stars,Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over five million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Stephen J. Blundell
Description
Magnetism is a strange force, mysteriously attracting one object to another apparently through empty space. It has been claimed as a great healer, with magnetic therapies being proposed over the centuries and still popular today. Why are its mysterious important to solve?
In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen J. Blundell explains why. For centuries magnetism has been used for various exploits; through compasses it gave us navigation and through motors, generators, and turbines it has given us power. Blundell explores our understanding of electricity and magnetism, from the work of Galvani, Ampere, Faraday, and Tesla, and goes on to
explore how Maxwell and Faraday's work led to the unification of electricity and magnetism, thought of as one of the most imaginative developments in theoretical physics.
With a discussion of the relationship between magnetism and relativity, quantum magnetism, and its impact on computers and information storage, Blundell shows how magnetism has changed our fundamental understanding of the Universe.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors
combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Stephen J. Blundell, Professor of Physics, Oxford University Department of Physics and Professorial Fellow of Mansfield College, OxfordStephen 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).
Stephen J. Blundell
Table of contents
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
Stephen J. Blundell
Description
Magnetism is a strange force, mysteriously attracting one object to another apparently through empty space. It has been claimed as a great healer, with magnetic therapies being proposed over the centuries and still popular today. Why are its mysterious important to solve?
In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen J. Blundell explains why. For centuries magnetism has been used for various exploits; through compasses it gave us navigation and through motors, generators, and turbines it has given us power. Blundell explores our understanding of electricity and magnetism, from the work of Galvani, Ampere, Faraday, and Tesla, and goes on to
explore how Maxwell and Faraday's work led to the unification of electricity and magnetism, thought of as one of the most imaginative developments in theoretical physics.
With a discussion of the relationship between magnetism and relativity, quantum magnetism, and its impact on computers and information storage, Blundell shows how magnetism has changed our fundamental understanding of the Universe.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors
combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Stephen J. Blundell, Professor of Physics, Oxford University Department of Physics and Professorial Fellow of Mansfield College, OxfordStephen 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).
Table of contents
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
Philip Moriarty
John Finney
Kathleen Taylor
Nick Jenkins
Peter Townsend
Tim Lenton
Richard Dawkins
Steven W. Lockley, Russell G. Foster
Jim Fraser
Roger Penrose
