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| Applied Mathematics 422b Classical Field Theory |
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Hamilton's Principle; Lagrangian for continuous systems; relativistic theories of particles and fields, Green's functions; Lienard-Wiechert potential; motion of charges in electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic field tensor; Lorentz transformations of electromagnetic fields; action function of electromagnetic fields; Noether's theorem; gravitational field in relativistic mechanics; curvilinear co-ordinates; introduction to general relativity. |
| Prerequisite: Physics 365a. |
| 3 lecture hours, half course. |
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