Grassmann and his contributions to electromagnetics

YILMAZ A. E.

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, cilt.52, sa.4, ss.186-193, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Özet
  • Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1109/map.2010.5638285
  • Dergi Adı: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.186-193
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: differential forms, electrodynamic force law, electromagnetic theory, geometrical calculus, History, law of optics, Maxwell's equations
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The main aim of this essay is to revisit and to remind the reader of the direct and indirect contributions of Hermann Gunther Grassmann to electromagnetics. Being ahead of his time, Grassmann did not have a chance to see that his mathematical ideas and studies were accepted and acclaimed. Acceptance and reception of his publications in applied sciences took more than a century. In this essay, we will try to revisit three major contributions of this genius scientist: his exterior algebra leading to the differential forms, his force law, and his law of optics. © 2010 IEEE.