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This book is aims to be a comprehensive source on the physics and engineering of magneto-resistive heads.Most of the material is presented in a nonmathematical manner to make it more digestible for researchers, students, developers, and engineers.

In addition to revising and updating material available in the first edition, Mallinson has added nine new chapters dealing with various aspects concerning spin valves, the electron spin tunneling effect, the electrostatic discharge effects, read amplifiers, and signal-to-noise ratios, making this a completely up-to-date reference.

The previous edition of Magneto-Resistive Heads was the first volume in the new Academic Press series in Electromagnetism edited by Professor Isaak Mayergoyz, who is a well-recognized expert in the field. ... Read more

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This shouldinclude much more concrete examples
If any good teachers in this field are available around you, this can help you learn from the teachers very well. But if not, it might take you much time to realize what MRH is, how it works, and what the background is, evenif you are familier with basic science (university level).More examplesof practically being (having been) used structure, better you understand. ... Read more

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This book provides an introduction to the classical, quantum and symmetry aspects of multipole theory, demonstrating the successes of the theory and also its unphysical aspects.It presents a transformation theory, which removes these unphysical properties.The book will be of interest to physics students wishing to advance their knowledge of multipole theory, and also a useful reference work for molecular and optical physicists, theoretical chemists working on multipole effects, solid state physicists studying the effects of electromagnetic fields on condensed matter, engineers and applied mathematicians with interests in anisotrpoic materials.An interesting recent development has been the increasing use of computer calculations in applications of multipole theory.The book should assist computational physicists and chemists wishing to work in this area to acquire the necessary background in multipole theory. ... Read more

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This book is aimed at a large audience: scientists, engineers, professors and students wise enough to keep a critical stance whenever confronted with the chilling dogmas of contemporary physics. Readers will find a tantalizing amount of material calculated to nurture their thoughts and arouse their suspicion, to some degree at least, on the so-called validity of today's most celebrated physical theories. ... Read more

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The author uses a unique approach which emphasizes the field theoretic aspects of gravitation and the strong analogies between gravitation and the other areas that are studied in physics. The theory-centered text begins with the simplest experimental facts then proceeds to the corresponding differential equations, theoretical constructs such as energy, momentum and stress and several applications. End-of-chapter problems provide students with an opportunity to test their understanding, serve as an introduction to and a review of material not included in the book and can be used to develop examples, extensions and generalizations of the material presented. ... Read more

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Too Abstract and Too Abstruse
I enjoy collecting and reading field theory books.Prof. Low's book is very handsome on the outside, and the chapters appear to be enticing on first sight:Electrostatics, Steady Currents and Magnetostatics, Time-Dependent Fields and Currents, Radiation by Prescribed Sources, Scattering, Invariance and Special Relativity, Lagrangian Field Theory, and Gravity.But, with the exception of very, very gifted physics Ph.D. students and authors who've written on this subject, almost everyone will find the book way too difficult to comprehend.Most of the integrals do not specify limits or coordinate systems, and most of the tensor equations don't specify the indices--Prof. Low assumes that the reader can simply figure them out!There are no solved problems, no applications, and the exercises are--for the most part--mini-research projects!Prof. Low says in the Preface that his book is a textbook rather than a treatise, but it sure reads like a treatise.Most students and graduates would be better off studying the Schaum's Outline 2000 Solved Problems in Electromagnetics.

If you already own Jackson, Griffiths, and Barut, don't bother
Difficult to understand, very few examples, and the problems aren't very good at telling you what they are asking for. Maybe good if you already have a decent understanding of E&M, but this is not an appropriate text for a first graduate level class. Use Jackson for most stuff, fill in the gaps of what you missed as an undergraduate with Griffiths, and use Barut for the field theory stuff.

Classical field theory reviewed by a master.
Francis Low is an outstanding theoretical physicist who also happens to have an interest in education. He wrote marvellous lectures on quantum scattering, where the misteries of the so-called Sommerfeld radiation condition were clarified (and derived!) by using wave-packets. His name in science was mademainly by the epoch-making paper, with Gell-Mann, which introduced the now ubiquitous renormalization group. It is noble of him to dedicate some of his time to write his vision of electrodynamics and gravitation, as examples of classical field theory. This is an advanced book, meant to deepen and unify concepts. But Francis Low would'nt stop at that. You'll find fresh views almost at every page, mainly on the electrodynamics part, his turf. Some criticism has been made, by Robert Wald, for instance, about his treatment of gravitation, which is more or less alla Feynman, or alla Schwinger: geometry is discovered. It is not the starting point, like in Einstein. This is also welcome: it puts your mind to work along different tracks. All in all, a great reading.

easy
This subject is just too simple! ... Read more

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Electromagnetics is one of the fundamental disciplines of electronic engineering. The author explains the development of field theory in relation to common electrical circuits and components, as opposed to just circuit theory, thus giving the reader a broader perspective of electrical circuits.

Essentially in two parts, this book will help students to gain an appreciation of the physical effects of electrical and magnetic fields. The first part covers the basic theory of electrostatics, electromagnetism and electroconductive fields and applies the theory to different transmission lines. It culminates in a comparison of the basic relationships that lie behind all the field systems covered. The second part covers the physical effects of dielectrics and ferrous materials on capacitors and coils. It is truly introductory with very little prior knowledge assumed. The mathematical techniques required to manipulate the theory are introduced from basics and there are numerous worked examples and problems. Self-assessment questions are given at the end of each chapter to allow the student to check their understanding of material before moving onto further chapters. This is an accessible and self-contained introduction to a topic that all physical scientists and engineers must get to grips with before developing their knowledge further. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETISM features a friendly, informal writing style. The text has received numerous accolades. ... Read more

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A solid, but somewhat limited, introduction to electromagnetism
This is a solid, no-frills textbook for an upper-level undergraduate Electricity and magnetism course. It covers pretty much all of the standard Electromagnetic theory, and provides the reader with some of the most basic results. The worked examples are strewn throughout the textbook, and they help the reader absorb the material. The exercises at the ends of the chapters are also an integral part of the text, and as in any other Physics textbook they are the essential part of learning the subject matter. However, neither the examples in the chapters nor the exercises at the ends, with very few exceptions, are all that advanced. The modern understanding of electromagnetism is squarely founded on Maxwell's Equations. These are first order, coupled, vector partial differential equations in three-dimensional space, in addition to the time dependence. They very complicated equations, and their solutions are hard to find except in some very special circumstances. By reading this book you would not get this impression. Most of the problems don't take more than a line or two of calculation. Students may like this, but a course based on this textbook is definitely not preparing them will in terms of fully appreciating the complexities of the Electromagnetic theory. A far better textbook, and the one that is most admired, is David Griffiths' Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd Edition). That book is THE standard electromagnetic textbook, and considering the price a much better deal as well. If you have any sway with the instructor of the Electrodynamics course that you are going to take, and he or she is considering using this textbook, I would recommend that you try to dissuade him/her from it. You will do yourself a great favor.

Not bad, could be better...
Not a bad text to learn the basics of E&M out of but there are better texts out there.Jackson is way too hard to study as a first book on the subject but Good I think is a little on the too easy side.Not that it should be hard to read and work through a book if you are somewhat intelligent, but Good could get a little more advanced toward the end of each chapter than he does and add some advanced problems at the end of each chapter.

It's really not a bad first text to read but I wouldn't recommend an undergrad institution use it for their E&M courses because there is a LARGE gap between Good and Jackson.

If this was a Dover book that was cheaper, softcover, and not meant to be an undergrad text I might rate it higher but since it is meant to be an undergrad text I think it comes up a little short.

A Great Introductory Text
This text accomplishes what it sets out to do - to provide an interesting, informative, and complete intro to E&M.It manages to convey not only the substance of E&M, but also it's elegance and versatility, giving many creative applications of the subject matter.This provides the student with solid physical intuition and inspires ingenuity.A good choice for a first book or a second book after the APs.

A Classic Example of Classical Textbooks
Good's book is an excellent reference for a first course in classical electromagnetism. It covers all the basics, and hits Maxwell's equations rather early, which is a nice touch. The sections on relativity are especially useful. My only complaint is that this book shys away from thehard examples. I would have found it much more helpfull if the book couldhave covered at least one advanced example per chapter. All in all a Goodbook. In fact my professor makes so many references to the "Good"book, that sometimes it feels like I'm at sunday mass. ... Read more

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This book is unique because unlike others on the subject that focus on mathematical arguments, this volume emphasizes the original field concept, aiming at objectives in modern information technology. Written primarily for undergraduate students of physics and engineering, this book serves as a useful reference for graduate students and researchers too. With concise introductory arguments for the physics of electromagnetism, this book covers basic topics including the nature of space-time-dependent radiations in modern applications.

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This text explains how hard disk drives operate, how billions of bytes of digital information are stored and accessed, and where the technology is going. In particular, the book emphasizes the most fundamental principles of magnetic information storage, including in-depth knowledge of both magnetics and signal processing methods. Magnetic Information Storage Technology contains many graphic illustrations and an introduction of alternative storage technologies, such as optic disk recording, holographic recording, semiconductor flash memory, and magnetic random access memory.


* Provides the fundamentals of magnetic information storage and contrasts it with a comparison of alternative storage technologies
* Addresses the subject at the materials, device and system levels
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* Emphasizes both theoretical and experimental concepts
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Excellent overview of magnetic recording for the engineer.
Wang and Taratorin present the best technical overview of magnetic recording I have seen to date.What I found especially valuable is the extensive discussion of both the characteristics and measurement of theprincipal non-linearities impacting magnetic recording. These include suchthings as non-linear transition shift, hard-easy transition shift, MRassymetries, and self erasure.The books focus is on therecording/playback processes, but also includes a reasonable introductionto coding and partial response channel design.For readers who want moredetails on the codes used historically, Mee and Daniel's works are better. ... Read more

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The topics treated in this book are essentially those that a graduate student of physics or electrical engineering should be familiar with in classical electromagnetism. Each topic is analyzed in detail, and each new concept is explained with examples.

The text is self-contained and oriented toward the student. It is concise and yet very detailed in mathematical calculations; the equations are explicitly derived, which is of great help to students and allows them to concentrate more on the physics concepts, rather than spending too much time on mathematical derivations. The introduction of the theory of special relativity is always a challenge in teaching electromagnetism, and this topic is considered with particular care. The value of the book is increased by the inclusion of a large number of exercises. ... Read more

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Careful Electromagnetic Theory
This is a fine and and carefully written book, now in its second edition. Formulas, calculations, and figures say more than words, and there are quite a few of them here. Full solutions to odd numbered exercises take up more than 170 pages. The emphasis in on particles and fields, and relativity; electromagnetism in matter plays a smaller role. Relativity is done with ict for the fourth component of an event vector, which is a bit old fashioned perhaps. There are few misprints. Recommended to advanced undergraduates or graduate students.

A rigorous look at E&M, with all the steps included
In the introduction, DiBartolo notes that one of the motivations for the style of this book comes from the well known hatred students have for the common use of the "it can be shown" phrase in physics textbooks. This book responds to this complaint with a vengance; the derivations areprovided in lavish detail, with so few mathematical steps between linesthat one can literally read along them.As far as a general level of thetext book, it is aimed at first year graduate students, and is fairlycomprehensive. ... Read more

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Michael Faraday was one of the most brilliant experimental scientists of all times. Although he had no formal education, and never studied advanced mathematics, by painstaking experiments Faraday demonstrated the connection between electricity and magnetism. His invention of the electric dynamo, which made the generation of electricity possible, was the basis for all of the electronic technology that has developed since the 19th century. The electric light; electrical appliances such as washing machines, dryers, and microwave ovens; the telegraph, telephones, radio, and television; computers, and all of the thousands of uses of electricity—all of these owe their existence to Faraday’s invention. A deeply religious man, Faraday saw no conflict between his Sandemanian religion, which believed in a literal reading of the Bible, and the world of science. For Michael Faraday, the Bible was one of God’s books, and the natural world was another. He believed that by scientific study of natural laws he was studying God’s creation just as he did when he studied the Bible. ... Read more

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This volume in the Elsevier Series in Electromagnetism presents a detailed, in-depth and self-contained treatment of the Fast Multipole Method and its applications to the solution of the Helmholtz equation in three dimensions. The Fast Multipole Method was pioneered by Rokhlin and Greengard in 1987 and has enjoyed a dramatic development and recognition during the past two decades. This method has been described as one of the best 10 algorithms of the 20th century. Thus, it is becoming increasingly important to give a detailed exposition of the Fast Multipole Method that will be accessible to a broad audience of researchers. This is exactly what the authors of this book have accomplished.

For this reason, it will be a valuable reference for a broad audience of engineers, physicists and applied mathematicians.

The Only book that provides comprehensive coverage of this topic in one location.

Presents a review of the basic theory of expansions of the Helmholtz equation solutions

Comprehensive description of both mathematical and practical aspects of the fast multipole method and it's applications to issues described by the Helmholtz equation ... Read more

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Some additional content from the book
Link to the table of contents, book outline and preface
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~ramani/FMM_HELMHOLTZ/prelims.pdf

Link to Chapter 1 of the book
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~ramani/FMM_HELMHOLTZ/Introduction.pdf

Link to the cover
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~ramani/FMM_HELMHOLTZ/GumerovWT.pdf

Short table of contents
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xxiii
Outline of the Book xxv

Chapter 1. Introduction 1
1.1 Helmholtz Equation 1
1.2 Boundary Conditions 15
1.3 Integral Theorems 25
1.4 What is Covered in This Book and What is Not 37

Chapter 2. Elementary Solutions 39
2.1 Spherical Coordinates 39
2.2 Differentiation of Elementary Solutions 65
2.3 Sums of Elementary Solutions 73
2.4 Summary 86

Chapter 3. Translations and Rotations of Elementary Solutions 89
3.1 Expansions over Spherical Basis Functions 89
3.2 Translations of Spherical Basis Functions 93
3.3 Rotations of Elementary Solutions 117
3.4 Summary 137

Chapter 4. Multipole Methods 139
4.1 Room Acoustics: Fast Summation of Sources 139
4.2 Scattering from a Single Sphere 143
4.3 Scattering from Two Spheres 150
4.4 Scattering from N Spheres 161
4.5 On Multiple Scattering from N Arbitrary Objects 168
4.6 Summary 170

Chapter 5. Fast Multipole Methods 171
5.1 Preliminary Ideas 171
5.2 Multilevel Fast Multipole Method 196
5.3 Data Structures and Efficient Implementation 207
5.4 Summary 222

Chapter 6. Complexity and Optimizations of the MLFMM 225
6.1 Model for Level-Dependent Translation Parameters 225
6.2 Spatially Uniform Data 227
6.3 Error of MLFMM 236
6.4 Optimization 238
6.5 Non-uniform Data 248
6.6 Adaptive MLFMM 264
6.7 Summary 283

Chapter 7. Fast Translations: Basic Theory and O(p^3) Methods 285
7.1 Representations of Translation and Rotation Operators 286
7.2 Rotational-coaxial translation decomposition 306
7.3 Sparse matrix decomposition of translation and rotation operators 313
7.4 Summary 338

Chapter 8. Asymptotically Faster Translation Methods 339
8.1 Fast Algorithms Based on Matrix Decompositions 340
8.2 Low- and High-Frequency Asymptotics 361
8.3 Diagonal Forms of Translation Operators 387
8.4 Summary 416

Chapter 9. Error Bounds 417
9.1 Truncation Errors for Expansions of Monopoles 417
9.2 Truncation Errors for Expansions of Multipoles 432
9.3 Translation Errors 439
9.4 Summary 462

Chapter 10. Fast Solution of Multiple Scattering
Problems 465
10.1 Iterative Methods 466
10.2 Fast Multipole Method 472
10.3 Results of Computations 487
10.4 Summary 498

Color Plates 499

Bibliography 509

Index 515
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If you want top grades and thorough understanding of beginning physics, this powerful study tool is the best tutor you can have! It takes you step-by-step through the subject and gives you accompanying related problems with fully worked solutions. You also get hundreds of additional problems to solve on your own, working at your own speed. Famous for their clarity, wealth of illustrations and examples, and lack of dreary minutie, SchaumOs Outlines have sold more than 30 million copies worldwideNand this guide will show you why! ... Read more

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Better tutor than my professor
I had a very uninspired professor that was mad at life and refused to explain concepts clearly. He would yell at us alot. Anyway I bought this book to prepare myself for exams and engineering certifications that require you to know Modern Physics and related concepts. BIG HELP!

A Big Help in your Modern Physics Course
Physics 212 (Modern Physics) is a required course for Aerospace Engineering Students at KFUPM University in Saudi Arabia. I bought this book instead of Schaum's Outline of Modern Physics (ISBN 0070248303) as it was out of print when I needed to buy it. Only 107 out of 527 pages of this book, which I bought, covers the chapters related to modern physics. Therefore, it does not, to my way of thinking, worth to buy it if Schaum's Outline of Modern Physics (ISBN 0070248303) is on stock. However, if this book, which I did not buy, is out of print. Then I have got another talk.

Schaum's outline Beginning physics II: waves, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics explains modern physics concepts very well indeed.More importantly, it solves problems clearly. Moreover, it helped me a lot in doing my homeworks problems quickly. Finally, it has a lot of solved problems of different ideas that I did not find in the textbook I used for this course, which was Modern Physics (ISBN 0030015472).

I strongly believe that you can make use of this book not only in your modern physics, but also in freshman physics courses as it covers topics such as waves and electromagnetism, which I had already studied in my freshman year physics courses. So, this book could be helpful for you inmore than two physics courses and, in that case, you will hit two birds with one stone if you buy this book. In addition, it is possible that you find Schaum's Outline of Modern Physics (ISBN 0070248303) to be not good. Then, in that event, you know the alternative: Make a beeline to this book.

(Dear readers: Please note that I have rated only the modern physics chapters of this book). ... Read more

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The latest volume of recorded lectures by the world's greatest physics teacher.

Perseus Publishing is proud to announce the latest volume in its series of recorded lectures by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fashioned by the author into his classic textbook Lectures on Physics.

Volume 16 (Feynman on Electromagnetism) discusses the vector potential, laws of induction, and the Maxwell equations. ... Read more

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The classical theory of electromagnetism is entirely revised in this book by proposing a variant of Maxwell equations that allows solitonic solutions (photons). The Lagrangian is the standard one, but it is minimized on a constrained space that enforces the wave packets to follow the rules of geometrical optics. Exact solutions are explicitly shown; this opens a completely new perspective for the study of light wave phenomena. In the framework of general relativity, the equations are written in covariant form. A coupling with the metric is obtained through the Einstein equation, whose solutions are computed exactly in a lot of original situations. Finally, the explicit construction of elementary particles, consisting of rotating photons, is indicated. The results agree qualitatively and quantitatively with what it is actually observed. This opens the path to an understanding of the structure of matter and its properties, also aimed to provide a causal explanation to quantum phenomena.

Contents: Something is Wrong with Classical Electromagnetism; First Steps Towards the New Model; Interaction of Waves with Matter; The Equations in the Framework of General Relativity; Building Matter from Fields; Final Speculative Considerations. ... Read more

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This new edition provides an introduction to electromagnetic theory with an emphasis on the applications in electronic engineering. A full theoretical treatment of electromagnetic problems is given where appropriate, in order to give a full understanding of the solutions adopted in practical situations. A new chapter has been added on electromagnetic compatibility, which is a subject that all electronic engineers need to be aware of. There are increased references to the non-ideal behaviour of electronic components and circuits to explain how and why circuits differ from the idealizations of circuit theory. In particular, attention is drawn to the effects of parasitic capacitances and inductance on the frequency dependence of resistance and on the properties of electromagnetic screens. The text includes revised treatment of numerical and approximate methods for calculating resistance, capacitance, and inductance. Students are encouraged to go on to use the professional literature, and full references for further reading are given.With its clear presentation of both the theoretical and practical implications of electromagnetism, the use of marginal notes and numerous worked examples and student problems, this is a useful text for first year degree and diploma students of electronic and electrical engineering. ... Read more

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The book provides both the theoretical and the applied background needed to predict magnetic fields. The theoretical presentation is reinforced with over 60 solved examples of practical engineering applications such as the design of magnetic components like solenoids, which are electromagnetic coils that are moved by electric currents and activate other devices such as circuit breakers. Other design applications would be for permanent magnet structures such as bearings and couplings, which are hardware mechanisms used to fashion a temporary connection between two wires.

This book is written for use as a text or reference by researchers, engineers, professors, and students engaged in the research, development, study, and manufacture of permanent magnets and electromechanical devices. It can serve as a primary or supplemental text for upper level courses in electrical engineering on electromagnetic theory, electronic and magnetic materials, and electromagnetic engineering. ... Read more

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excellent reference book for those designing magnetic motors
Last year I was seeking a reference book on permanent magnetic motors.I found this book to be an excellent choice.The subject material includes magnetic materials and properties, leading into the various classes of permanent magnet materials, a good review of Maxwell's equations, which is used to lead into several useful analytical models, before closing with a review of permanent magnet devices and electromechanical devices.If the book had included problem sets at the end of each chapter, it would have ended up as an excellent graduate level textbook on the subject.As it is, the book will serve experienced technical folks well, either as a refresher on material already known, or as a method of teaching new material in all its gory detail. ... Read more

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Included topics: Electromagnetism and Electrical Engineering, Electromagentic Fields and their Sources, Time-varying Currents and Fields in Conductors, Electromagnetic Radiation I, Electromagnetic Problems.
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That space and time should be integrated into a single entity, spacetime, is the insight of the special theory of relativity, which leads us to regard spacetime as one of the fundamental categories in terms of which we make sense of the world around us. However, it is not the only one - causality is equally important, and at least as the special theory is concerned, not to be subsumed under a fundamentally geometrical form of explanation. The agent of propagation of causal influence is electromagnetic radiation. The light-cone is fundamental to the topology of spacetime. The authors find support for a rationalist approach to physics, rejecting a simple empiricist or positivist view of science. ... Read more