Mathias Frisch provides the first sustained philosophical discussion of conceptual problems
in classical particle-field theories. Part of the book focuses on the problem of a satisfactory …

This book provides a thorough description of classical electromagnetic radiation, starting
from Maxwell's equations, and moving on to show how fundamental concepts are applied in …

This is a remarkable book. Arthur Yaghjian is by training and profession an electrical
engineer; but he has a deep interest in fundamental questions usually reserved for …

We consider several intriguingly connected topics in the theory of wave propagation:
geometrical characterizations of radiationless sources, nonradiating incident waves, interior …

This expanded second edition of Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime c-tains several
major changes and a number of additions to different ch-ters. Two chapters (Chaps. 6 and …

There is debate as to whether quantum field theory is, at bottom, a quantum theory of fields
or particles. One can take a field approach to the theory, using wave functionals over field …

Classical spin is described in terms of velocities and acceleration so that knowledge of
advanced mathematics is not required. Written in the three-dimensional notation of vector …

There are a number of reasons to think that the electron cannot truly be spinning. Given how
small the electron is generally taken to be, it would have to rotate superluminally to have the …

The material contained in this work concerns relativistic quantum mechanics, and as such
pertains to classical fields. On the one hand it is meant to serve as a text on the subject, a …

The theory of electrodynamics of radiating charges is reviewed with special emphasis on the
role of the Schott energy for the conservation of energy for a charge and its electromagnetic …