Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics

Beginning with Maxwell's equations in the vacuum, the text emphasises the central role of gauge invariance and of Special Relativity and is suitable for undergraduate students with some background knowledge of the subject and for graduate students.

List of contents

• 1: Mathematical tools


• 2: Systems of units


• 3: Maxwell's equations


• 4: Elementary applications of Maxwell's equations


• 5: Electromagnetic energy


• 6: Multipole expansion for static elds


• 7: Special Relativity


• 8: Covariant formulation of electrodynamics


• 9: Electromagnetic waves in vacuum


• 10: Electromagnetic field of moving charges


• 11: Radiation from localized sources


• 12: Post-Newtonian expansion and radiation reaction


• 13: Electromagnetic fields in material media


• 14: Frequency dependent response of materials


• 15: Electromagnetic waves in material media


• 16: Scattering of electromagnetic radiation


• Appendix A - Electrodynamics in Gaussian units


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About the author

Michele Maggiore obtained his Masters in Physics from the University of Pisa in 1986 and his PhD in Physics from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa in 1990. Since then, he has undertaken postdocs in Bern and in Minneapolis, before becoming a permanent INFN researcher in Pisa in 1991. He spent a sabbatical at CERN in 2000 and, in 2001, became full professor at the University of Geneva, where he is now based. From 2011 to 2017, he was the Head of the Physics Department at Geneva University.

Summary

Beginning with Maxwell's equations in the vacuum, the text emphasises the central role of gauge invariance and of Special Relativity and is suitable for undergraduate students with some background knowledge of the subject and for graduate students.

Additional text

A high quality substitute for existing texts, well organized, very pedagogical, and written from the modern perspective. College and undergraduate university students will appreciate the obvious advantages of Maggiore's text.

Product details

• Authors: Maggiore , Michele Maggiore, Michele (Professor of Physics Maggiore, Prof Michele (Professor of Physics Maggiore, Maggiore Michele
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2023
• EAN: 9780192867421
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286742-1
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics; SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, SCIENCE / Physics / Relativity, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Relativity physics, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism