Preface |
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Reading Guide |
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2 A Quick Tour of Geometric Algebra |
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2.1 The Basic Rules of a Geometric Algebra |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (5) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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2.3.3 The Geometric Interpretation of Inner and Outer Products |
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22 | (2) |
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2.4 Comparison with Traditional 3D Tools |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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3 Applying the Abstraction |
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27 | (12) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (4) |
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3.2.1 The Electromagnetic Field |
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28 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Electric and Magnetic Dipoles |
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30 | (2) |
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3.3 The Vector Derivative |
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32 | (2) |
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3.4 The Integral Equations |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (16) |
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4.1 Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Multivectors |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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4.5 Inner and Outer Products Involving a Multivector |
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44 | (4) |
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4.6 Inner and Outer Products between Higher Grades |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (4) |
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5 (3+1)D Electromagnetics |
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55 | (36) |
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55 | (1) |
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5.2 Maxwell's Equations in Free Space |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (1) |
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5.4 The Connection between the Electric and Magnetic Fields |
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60 | (4) |
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5.5 Plane Electromagnetic Waves |
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64 | (4) |
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68 | (1) |
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5.7 Multivector Potential |
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69 | (7) |
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5.7.1 The Potential of a Moving Charge |
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70 | (6) |
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76 | (2) |
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5.9 Maxwell's Equations in Polarizable Media |
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78 | (10) |
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5.9.1 Boundary Conditions at an Interface |
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84 | (4) |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (6) |
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97 | (32) |
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7.1 Background and Key Concepts |
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98 | (4) |
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102 | (2) |
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7.3 The Spacetime Basis Elements |
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104 | (5) |
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7.3.1 Spatial and Temporal Vectors |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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7.6 Different Basis Vectors and Frames |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (6) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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7.7.3 Straight-Line Histories and Their Time Vectors |
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116 | (3) |
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7.7.4 Arbitrary Histories |
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119 | (2) |
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7.8 The Spacetime Form of δ |
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121 | (2) |
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7.9 Working with Vector Differentiation |
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123 | (1) |
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7.10 Working without Basis Vectors |
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124 | (2) |
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7.11 Classification of Spacetime Vectors and Bivectors |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (2) |
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8 Relating Spacetime to (3+1)D |
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129 | (18) |
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8.1 The Correspondence between the Elements |
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129 | (4) |
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8.1.1 The Even Elements of Spacetime |
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130 | (1) |
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8.1.2 The Odd Elements of Spacetime |
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131 | (1) |
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8.1.3 From (3+1)D to Spacetime |
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132 | (1) |
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8.2 Translations in General |
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133 | (4) |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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8.3 Introduction to Spacetime Splits |
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137 | (3) |
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8.4 Some Important Spacetime Splits |
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140 | (4) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (2) |
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8.4.4 Vector Derivatives of General Multivectors |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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9 Change of Basis Vectors |
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147 | (22) |
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9.1 Linear Transformations |
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147 | (2) |
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9.2 Relationship to Geometric Algebras |
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149 | (1) |
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9.3 Implementing Spatial Rotations and the Lorentz Transformation |
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150 | (3) |
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9.4 Lorentz Transformation of the Basis Vectors |
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153 | (2) |
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9.5 Lorentz Transformation of the Basis Bivectors |
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155 | (1) |
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9.6 Transformation of the Unit Scalar and Pseudoscalar |
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156 | (1) |
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9.7 Reverse Lorentz Transformation |
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156 | (2) |
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9.8 The Lorentz Transformation with Vectors in Component Form |
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158 | (7) |
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9.8.1 Transformation of a Vector versus a Transformation of Basis |
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158 | (4) |
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9.8.2 Transformation of Basis for Any Given Vector |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (3) |
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10 Further Spacetime Concepts |
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169 | (34) |
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10.1 Review of Frames and Time Vectors |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (2) |
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10.6 Relative Vectors and Paravectors |
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178 | (14) |
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10.6.1 Geometric Interpretation of the Spacetime Split |
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179 | (4) |
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10.6.2 Relative Basis Vectors |
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183 | (2) |
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10.6.3 Evaluating Relative Vectors |
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185 | (3) |
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10.6.4 Relative Vectors Involving Parameters |
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188 | (2) |
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10.6.5 Transforming Relative Vectors and Paravectors to a Different Frame |
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190 | (2) |
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10.7 Frame-Dependent versus Frame-Independent Scalars |
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192 | (2) |
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10.8 Change of Basis for Any Object in Component Form |
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194 | (2) |
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10.9 Velocity as Seen in Different Frames |
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196 | (4) |
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10.10 Frame-Free Form of the Lorentz Transformation |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (1) |
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11 Application of the Spacetime Geometric Algebra to Basic Electromagnetics |
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203 | (40) |
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11.1 The Vector Potential and Some Spacetime Splits |
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204 | (4) |
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11.2 Maxwell's Equations in Spacetime Form |
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208 | (4) |
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11.2.1 Maxwell's Free Space or Microscopic Equation |
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208 | (2) |
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11.2.2 Maxwell's Equations in Polarizable Media |
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210 | (2) |
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11.3 Charge Conservation and the Wave Equation |
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212 | (1) |
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11.4 Plane Electromagnetic Waves |
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213 | (4) |
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11.5 Transformation of the Electromagnetic Field |
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217 | (7) |
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11.5.1 A General Spacetime Split for F |
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217 | (2) |
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11.5.2 Maxwell's Equation in a Different Frame |
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219 | (2) |
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11.5.3 Transformation off by Replacement of Basis Elements |
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221 | (2) |
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11.5.4 The Electromagnetic Field of a Plane Wave Under a Change of Frame |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (3) |
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11.7 The Spacetime Approach to Electrodynamics |
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227 | (5) |
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11.8 The Electromagnetic Field of a Moving Point Charge |
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232 | (8) |
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11.8.1 General Spacetime Form of a Charge's Electromagnetic Potential |
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232 | (2) |
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11.8.2 Electromagnetic Potential of a Point Charge in Uniform Motion |
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234 | (3) |
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11.8.3 Electromagnetic Field of a Point Charge in Uniform Motion |
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237 | (3) |
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240 | (3) |
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12 The Electromagnetic Field of a Point Charge Undergoing Acceleration |
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243 | (16) |
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12.1 Working with Null Vectors |
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243 | (5) |
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12.2 Finding F for a Moving Point Charge |
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248 | (4) |
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12.3 Frad in the Charge's Rest Frame |
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252 | (2) |
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12.4 Frad in the Observer's Rest Frame |
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254 | (4) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (6) |
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265 | (22) |
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265 | (8) |
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14.2 Axial versus True Vectors |
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273 | (1) |
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14.3 Complex Numbers and the 2D Geometric Algebra |
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274 | (1) |
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14.4 The Structure of Vector Spaces and Geometric Algebras |
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275 | (6) |
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275 | (1) |
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14.4.2 A Geometric Algebra |
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275 | (6) |
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14.5 Quaternions Compared |
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281 | (2) |
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14.6 Evaluation of an Integral in Equation (5.14) |
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283 | (1) |
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14.7 Formal Derivation of the Spacetime Vector Derivative |
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284 | (3) |
References |
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287 | (4) |
Further Reading |
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291 | (2) |
Index |
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