The formulation of Maxwell’s equations completely defines the connection between the electric field and the magnetic field, definitively unifying electricity and magnetism and at the same time providing a theoretical synthesis of all the experimental phenomena connected to these areas. In his revolutionary 1864 memoir where J.C. Maxwell presented his equations, he cites a handful of scientists, which were at the basis of his Theory. This book, in its first part, presents an insight on all these latter scientists, reconstructing the scientific network behind Maxwell’s unification and, in the second part, focuses on the Italians in such a network: Ottaviano Fabrizio Mossotti and Riccardo Felici, with a further insight on the connections between Maxwell and Italy and, in particular, Tuscany.

The Roots of Maxwell’s A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field, Scotland and Tuscany, 'twinned by science' / Giuseppe pelosi; Stefano Selleri. - STAMPA. - (2023), pp. 1-200. [10.36253/979-12-215-0058-5]

The Roots of Maxwell’s A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field, Scotland and Tuscany, 'twinned by science'

Giuseppe pelosi;Stefano Selleri
2023

Abstract

The formulation of Maxwell’s equations completely defines the connection between the electric field and the magnetic field, definitively unifying electricity and magnetism and at the same time providing a theoretical synthesis of all the experimental phenomena connected to these areas. In his revolutionary 1864 memoir where J.C. Maxwell presented his equations, he cites a handful of scientists, which were at the basis of his Theory. This book, in its first part, presents an insight on all these latter scientists, reconstructing the scientific network behind Maxwell’s unification and, in the second part, focuses on the Italians in such a network: Ottaviano Fabrizio Mossotti and Riccardo Felici, with a further insight on the connections between Maxwell and Italy and, in particular, Tuscany.
2023
979-12-215-0057-8
1
200
Giuseppe pelosi; Stefano Selleri
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