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Course of Theoretical Physics #2
Course of Theoretical Physics: Vol. 2, The Classical Theory of Fields
Translated from the 6th Russian edition, this latest edition contains seven new sections with chapters on General Relativity, Gravitational Waves and Relativistic Cosmology, where Professor Lifshitz's interests lay. The text of the 3rd English edition has been thoroughly revised and additional problems inserted
417 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 1980
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December 14, 2024
El peor libro del mundo. Me lo voy a releer
February 9, 2021
Probably one of the weakest of the textbooks by Landau and Lifshitz, but still well worth reading.
July 14, 2012
As was his previous volume, it is extremely concise on certain topics (so that you will be left to do the necessary legwork yourself) and more verbose on very specific topics. However, its concision does lend itself to showing the simple core of the theory. It is definitely recommended that this text be accompanied by those that are more verbose (and provide more problem sets) in the areas of general relativity and electrodynamics.
August 22, 2015
The book is excellent. Every sentence and every derivation is careful and precise. I did find a typo on page ˜98 with a missing equals sign but that was likely due to the publisher so no issues there. I read this book while auditing the class this past spring semester for fun. I read the part for the E&M I course which is the first part of the book so I'm now putting this one down and picking up Landau & Lifshitz Mechanics.
February 24, 2016
best book from ten volumes
its approach is the best..every sentence is highly consice and examined
if you want to be a professional physicsist in any field.. its enough to know EM from this book..
i am strongly recommended the first part to everyone that wants to read physics seriously but i am not sure about the gravity section....
the second part has its own benefits
its have very physical insights about the subjects
you should read it too
its approach is the best..every sentence is highly consice and examined
if you want to be a professional physicsist in any field.. its enough to know EM from this book..
i am strongly recommended the first part to everyone that wants to read physics seriously but i am not sure about the gravity section....
the second part has its own benefits
its have very physical insights about the subjects
you should read it too
March 1, 2024
Contains electromagnetic and gravitational fields. The good thing about this series is that the author builds the whole theory based on common sense, and how the action of the theory 'should' look like.
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