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Course of Theoretical Physics, Volume 8, Volume 8, Second Edition: Electrodynamics of Continuous Media

By L D Landau , E.M. Lifshitz , L. P. Pitaevskii , J. B. Sykes , J. S. Bell , M. J. Kearsley

Book information

Publisher
Pergamon
Year
1984
ISBN
9780080302751, 0080302750, 2413198453783, 0080302769
LCC
QC661 .L2413 1984
Open Library ID
OL3182313M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
6 MB (6810941 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
474\474
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

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