Static Fields and Potentials

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Gravitational and electric forces and fields
1: The story of planetary motion
2: Gravitational forces and fields
2.1: Newton's law and gravitational forces between two masses
2.2: Addition of forces: more than two masses
2.3: Introduction to the gravitational field
2.4: Vector and scalar fields
2.5: Defining the gravitational field
2.6: The force on a particle in a gravitational field
2.7: The gravitational field due to a point particIe
3: A first look at charge
3.1: Some simple electrostatic phenomena
3.2: Electric charge
3.3: The distribution of electric charge
4: Electric forces and fields
4.1: Coulomb's law and the electrostatic forces between two charges
4.2: Coulomb's law
4.3: Defining the electric field
4.4: The force on a charge in an electric field
4.5: The electric field due to a point charge
4.6: Addition of electric fields
4.7: Representations of electric fields
4.8: Field lines in general
5: Applications of electric fields
5.1: Millikan's oil drop experiment
5.2: Ink-jet and electrostatic printing
5.3: Liquid crystal displays
5.4: The Earth's electric field
6: Closing items
Chapter 2: Gravitational and electric potential
1: Where does a star's energy come from?
2: Potential energy
2.1: Gravitational potential energy near the surface of the Earth
3: Gravitational and electric potential
3.1: Defining the electric potential
3.2: The relationship between field and potential
3.3: Equipotentials and field representations
3.4: Electrostatic screening
4: Capacitance and energy storage in electric fields
4.1: Capacitors
4.2: Energy storage in capacitors
5: Applieations of potential and potential energy
5.1: Hydroelectric power
5.2: White dwarfs, red giants, neutron stars and black holes
5.3: Ion thrusters
5.4: Electrophoresis and DNA fingerprinting
5.5: Cathode ray and television tubes
6: Closing items
Chapter 3: Electric currents
1: An electric world
2: What is an electrie current?
2.1: Currents in metals
2.2: Currents in insulators or semieonductors
2.3: Currents in solutions
2.4: Currents in plasmas
3: Currents in simple circuits
3.1: Basic definitions
3.2: Why currents flow
3.3: Resistance and simple circuits
3.4: Kirchhoffs laws
3.5: Circuits with a capacitor
4: Power, internal resistance and electromotive force
4.1: Power dissipated in aresistor
4.2: Batteries and electromotive force
5: Currents in the everyday world
5.1: Resistance sensors
5.2: Electric lights
5.3: Currents in the Earth and its atmosphere
5.4: Currents in living organisms
6: Closing items
Chapter 4: Magnetic fields and the Lorentz force law
1: The magie of magnetism
2: The magnetic field
2.1: Charged particles in electric and magnetic fields
2.2: Magnetic fields and magnetic field strengths
2.3: Representations of magnetic fields
2.4: Some fundamental questions about magnetic fields
3: The generation of magnetic fields
3.1: Magnetic field due to a current in a long straight wire
3.2: Magnetic field due to a current in a circular loop of wire
3.3: Magnetic field due to a current in two coils of wire
3.4: Magnetic field due to a current in a cylindrical solenoid
3.5: Magnetic field of the Earth
3.6: Biological magnetic fields
4: Magnetic materials
4.1: Permanent magnets
4.2: The response of substances to applied magnetic fields
4.3: Understanding ferromagnets
4.4: Magnetic materials in action
5: The motion of charged particles in uniform magnetic fields
5.1: Motion of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field
5.2: The Lorentz force law
5.3: Devices involving uniform fields
5.4: Magnetic forces on current-carrying conductors
6: The motion of charged particles in non-uniform magnetic fields
6.1: Magnetic mirrors and magnetic bottles
6.2: Trapped particles in the Earth's magnetic field
7: Closing items
Chapter 5: Consolidation and skills development
1: lntroduction
2: Overview of Chapters 1 to 4
3: Critical skills
4: Basic skills and knowledge test
5: lnteractive questions
6: Physico problems
Answers and comments
Acknowledgements
Index