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FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS - FRIE...

In this book we display the fundamental structure underlying classical electro dynamics  i. e.
the phenomenological theory of electric and magnetic effects. The book can be used as a
textbook for an advanced course in theoretical electrodynamics for physics and mathematics
students and  perhaps  for some highly motivated electrical engineering students. We expect
from our readers that they know elementary electrodynamics in the conventional (1 +
3)-dimensional form including Maxwell's equations. More over  they should be familiar with
linear algebra and elementary analysis  in cluding vector analysis. Some knowledge of
differential geometry would help. Our approach rests on the metric-free integral formulation of
the conservation laws of electrodynamics in the tradition of F. Kottler (1922)  E. Cartan
(1923)  and D. van Dantzig (1934)  and we stress  in particular  the axiomatic point of view.
In this manner we are led to an understanding of why the Maxwell equa tions have their specific
form. We hope that our book can be seen in the classical tradition of the book by E. J. Post
(1962) on the Formal Structure of Electro magnetics and of the chapter Charge and Magnetic Flux
of the encyclopedia article on classical field theories by C. Truesdell and R. A. Toupin (1960)
in cluding R. A. Toupin's Bressanone lectures (1965)  for the exact references see the end of
the introduction on page 11. .

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