{"product_id":"collective-electrodynamics-quantum-foundations-of-electromagnetism-9780262632607","title":"Collective Electrodynamics: Quantum Foundations of Electromagnetism","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book Carver Mead offers a radically new approach to the standard problems of electromagnetic theory. Motivated by the belief that the goal of scientific research should be the simplification and unification of knowledge  he describes a new way of doing electrodynamicscollective electrodynamicsthat does not rely on Maxwells equations  but rather uses the quantum nature of matter as its sole basis. Collective electrodynamics is a way of looking at how electrons interact  based on experiments that tell us about the electrons directly. (As Mead points out  Maxwell had no access to these experiments.) The results Mead derives for standard electromagnetic problems are identical to those found in any text. Collective electrodynamics reveals  however  that quantities that we usually think of as being very different are  in fact  the samethat electromagnetic phenomena are simple and direct manifestations of quantum phenomena. Mead views his approach as a first step toward reformulating quantum concepts in a clear and comprehensible manner. The book is divided into five sections: magnetic interaction of steady currents  propagating waves  electromagnetic energy  radiation in free space  and electromagnetic interaction of atoms. In an engaging preface  Mead tells how his approach to electromagnetic theory was inspired by his interaction with Richard Feynman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666345812021,"sku":"ByrdShop_0262632608","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780262632607.jpg?v=1782429024","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/collective-electrodynamics-quantum-foundations-of-electromagnetism-9780262632607","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}