法拉第场思想的再认识

Study on Faraday's Field Concept

法拉第的场思想被忽视的原因可能有两个方面：（１）法拉第首先是一个伟大的实验物理学家；（２）场论的思想在麦克思韦和赫兹的工作之后才被物理学界普遍接受．其实，在比麦克斯韦早半个世纪以前，法拉第不仅创立了场的思想，而且已经发展的十分丰富和全面了．本文的目的旨在通过翔实的史料，重新认识法拉第场思想的形成和在物理学上的重要地位．

The paper discusses the Faraday's field concept in detail,especially about 'what was Faraday's conception','when did Faraday have his field concept'and'what is required for a concept to be a field concept'these controversial issues and gives a systematical explanation.