Ampere’s Electrodynamics

Ampere’s Electrodynamics presents the meaning and evolution of Ampere’s force between current elements. It discusses Oersted’s experiment of 1820 and its impact on Ampere. It explains the main experiments performed by Ampere, including his creation of the null method in physics. The book shows the controversies between Ampere and most scientists: Oersted, Biot, Savart, Faraday and Grassmann. It also compares the differences between his electrodynamics and the electromagnetic theory based on the magnetic field concept. There is a complete and commented translation of his first paper on electrodynamics. A large bibliography is included at the end of the book. This work also includes a complete and commented translation of Ampere’s masterpiece: Theory of Electrodynamic Phenomena, Uniquely Deduced from Experience.