Classical Electrodynamics by Ingarden

[Frabjous]

Book Title

Classical Electrodynamics

Book Author/s

Ingarden

Book Publication Date

1985

Book Price

$250

Book Condition

3.00 star(s)

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I posted the table of contents a couple of years ago.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...cell-morin-the-solution.1045237/#post-6797112
An ex-library book. It was printed in Poland, so it is not the highest quality paper.

I could only find a couple of copies for sale on line. The price is designed to prevent arbitrage.

 

[phinds]

Just out of curiosity, what is it that makes Amazon think anyone will pay $300 for it? Hard to see how a 39 year old text is worth that much. Is it THAT much better than modern texts?

 

[Frabjous]

I wouldn’t describe it as better. In fact, I would not generically recommend it. I wanted to support this new PF effort, and a book that is hard to find seemed apropo.

 

[phinds]

Well, I'll go in the opposite direction. Here's one that is very easy to find and that I definitely DO recommend.

Steven Weinberg, The First Three Minutes. (paperback)
Amazon $31.19, I'm asking $15 with free shipping at media rate ($10 plus shipping if shipping is less than $5)
https://www.amazon.com/First-Three-Minutes-Universe-Weinberg/dp/B01JO1FXK2/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[Frabjous]

Wonderful book.

 

[phinds]

OOPS ... I was supposed to put that in it's own thread. Will do so now.

 

[robphy]

Just out of curiosity, what is it that makes Amazon think anyone will pay $300 for it? Hard to see how a 39 year old text is worth that much. Is it THAT much better than modern texts?

I wouldn’t describe it as better. In fact, I would not generically recommend it. I wanted to support this new PF effort, and a book that is hard to find seemed apropo.

To me, it's not a typical textbook on electromagnetism.
It is a rather interesting book because it starts with mathematics: tensors and twisted differential forms,
and discusses Maxwell's Equations and relativistic electrodynamics from a spacetime viewpoint...

...and then moves on to potential theory and electrostatics, magnetostatics, .... radiation.