詹姆斯·克拉克·麥克斯韋（James Clerk Maxwell，1831－1879），英國物理學家、數(shù)學家，經(jīng)典電動力學的創(chuàng)始人，統(tǒng)計物理學的奠基人之一。電磁學通論共4篇，分為兩卷。第一卷內(nèi)容包括：緒論、靜電學和動電學；第二卷內(nèi)容包括：磁學和電磁學。
PRELIMINARY．
ON THE MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES．
1"． The expression of a quantity consists of two factors， the numerical value， and the name of the concrete unit
2． Dimensions of derived units
3-5． The three fundamental units Length， Time and Mass
6． Derived units
7． Physical continuity and discontinuity
8． Discontinuity of a function of more than one variable
9． Periodic and multiple functions
10． Relation of physical quantities to directions in space
11． Meaning of the words Scalar and Vector
12． Division of physical vectors into two classes， Forces and Fluxes
13． Relation between corresponding vectors of the two classes
14． Line-integration appropriate to forces， surface-integration to fluxes
15． Longitudinal and rotational vectors
16． Line-integrals and potentials
17． Hamilton's expression for the relation between a force and its potential
18． Cyclic regions and geometry of position
19． The potential in an acyclic region is single valued
20． System of values of the potential in a cyclic region
21． Surface-integrals
22． Surfaces， tubes， and lines of flow
23． Right-handed and left-handed relations in space
24． Transformation of a line-integral into a surface-integral
25． Effect of Hamilton's operation □ on a vector function
26． Nature of the operation
PART I．
ELECTROSTATICS．
CHAPTER I．
DESCRIPTION OF PHENOMENA．
27． Electrification by friction． Electrification is of two kinds， to which the names of Vitreous and Resinous， or Positive and Negative， have been given．．
28． Electrification by induction
29． Electrification by conduction． Conductors and insulators
30． In electrification by friction the quantity of the positive electrification is equal to that of the negative electrification
31． To charge a vessel with a quantity of electricity equal and opposite to that of an excited body
32． To discharge a conductor completely into a metallic vessel
33． Test of electrification by gold-leaf electroscope
34． Electrification， considered as a measurable quantity， may be called Electricity
35． Electricity may be treated as a physical quantity
36． Theory of Two fluids
37． Theory of One fluid
38． Measurement of the force between electrified bodies
39． Relation between this force and the quantities of electricity
40． Variation of the force with the distance
41-42． Definition of the electrostatic unit of electricity． —— Its dimensions
43． Proof of the law of electric force
44． Electric field
45． Electric potential
46． Equipotential surfaces． Example of their use in reasoning about electricity
47． Lines of force
48． Electric tension
49． Electromotive force
50． Capacity of a conductor
51． Properties of bodies． —— Resistance
52． Specific Inductive capacity of a dielectric
53． 'Absorption' of electricity
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PART Ⅱ ELECTROKINEMATICS
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