Feynman reflected on how he could teach his original FLP’s volume 2 & 3 differently and better than in his first pass through the subjects five years earlier. The attendees wanted him to lecture a couple years on the subject matter in the original FLP and essentially let him give his revised, enhanced, and expanded lectures. This then led more naturally into QED with a good foundation layer established. Feynman also tailored his lectures more to the level of his audience understanding they were not freshman and sophomore undergraduates but post graduate, doctorate level scientists, employed doing advanced research.
Author(s): Richard Feynman, John T. Neer
Series: Feynman Hughes Lectures, vol. 2
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 209
CHAPTER 1 (RELATIVITY) 1 - 57
Special Theory of Relativity
Transformation Laws
Four Vector Notation
Maxwell's Equation from Relativity
Least Action Technique
Stress Tensor Notation
Relativistic Invariances
Laws of Electrodynamics
CHAPTER 2
(ELECTROSTATIC) 57 - 104
Fields from Static Charge Distributions
Gauss' Theorem, Superposition Law
Electrostatic Energy
Conductors
Dielectrics
Polarization Phenomena
Material Properties
CHAPTER 3
(ELECTRODYNAMICS) 105 - 144
Electrodynamics in Relativistic Notation
Scalar and Vector Potentials
Advanced and Retarded Waves
Radiation Resistance
Maxwell's Stress Tensor
Momentum Density
CHAPTER 4
(MATTER AND WAVES INTERACTING) 145 - 198
Dipole Radiator Fields
Single and Double Radiator
Linear Array of Radiators
Scattering of Light
From Antennas, Surfaces, and Metals
Index of Refraction for Gas and Denser Materials
Reflected, Transmitted Light
Interference
Guided Waves
Cavity Resonators