Classical Electromagnetic Theory

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642) This book is a second edition of "Classical Electromagnetic Theory" which derived from a set of lecture notes compiled over a number of years of teaching elect- magnetic theory to fourth year physics and electrical engineering students. These students had a previous exposure to electricity and magnetism, and the material from the ?rst four and a half chapters was presented as a review. I believe that the book makes a reasonable transition between the many excellent elementary books such as Gri?th's Introduction to Electrodynamics and the obviously graduate level books such as Jackson's Classical Electrodynamics or Landau and Lifshitz' Elect- dynamics of Continuous Media. If the students have had a previous exposure to Electromagnetictheory, allthematerialcanbereasonablycoveredintwosemesters. Neophytes should probable spenda semester on the ?rst four or ?ve chapters as well as, depending on their mathematical background, the Appendices B to F. For a shorter or more elementary course, the material on spherical waves, waveguides, and waves in anisotropic media may be omitted without loss of continuity.

Sommario

Static Electric and Magnetic Fields in Vacuum.- Charge and Current Distributions.- Slowly Varying Fields in Vacuum.- Energy and Momentum.- Static Potentials in Vacuum - Laplace's Equation.- Static Potentials with Sources-Poisson's Equation.- Static Electromagnetic Fields in Matter.- Time-Dependent Electromagnetic Fields in Matter.- Waveguide Propagation-Bounded Waves.- Electromagnetic Radiation.- The Covariant Formulation.- Radiation Reaction-Electrodynamics.

Riassunto

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642) This book is a second edition of “Classical Electromagnetic Theory” which derived from a set of lecture notes compiled over a number of years of teaching elect- magnetic theory to fourth year physics and electrical engineering students. These students had a previous exposure to electricity and magnetism, and the material from the ?rst four and a half chapters was presented as a review. I believe that the book makes a reasonable transition between the many excellent elementary books such as Gri?th’s Introduction to Electrodynamics and the obviously graduate level books such as Jackson’s Classical Electrodynamics or Landau and Lifshitz’ Elect- dynamics of Continuous Media. If the students have had a previous exposure to Electromagnetictheory, allthematerialcanbereasonablycoveredintwosemesters. Neophytes should probable spenda semester on the ?rst four or ?ve chapters as well as, depending on their mathematical background, the Appendices B to F. For a shorter or more elementary course, the material on spherical waves, waveguides, and waves in anisotropic media may be omitted without loss of continuity.

Testo aggiuntivo

From the reviews of the second edition:

"Electromagnetic theory is a core subject for students of physics and is often taught at various levels … . Vanderlinde’s book is aimed in between – for the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate course … . provides appendixes to cover the tensor framework and special functions that are needed. … A large number of worked examples provides students with a toehold in dealing with problems. This book would serve as a solid addition to the physics collection of an undergraduate or graduate library. Summing Up: Highly recommended." (J. McCleary, CHOICE, Vol. 43 (1), September, 2005)
"This textbook is written for senior-level college/university students of physics and electrical engineering. It is based on the author’s classroom lecture notes. … The developments in the text are supported by a collection of very well-drawn figures. Most chapters include some worked-out examples to illustrate new concepts … ." (Philip Huddleston, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 k)

Relazione

From the reviews of the second edition:

"Electromagnetic theory is a core subject for students of physics and is often taught at various levels ... . Vanderlinde's book is aimed in between - for the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate course ... . provides appendixes to cover the tensor framework and special functions that are needed. ... A large number of worked examples provides students with a toehold in dealing with problems. This book would serve as a solid addition to the physics collection of an undergraduate or graduate library. Summing Up: Highly recommended." (J. McCleary, CHOICE, Vol. 43 (1), September, 2005)
"This textbook is written for senior-level college/university students of physics and electrical engineering. It is based on the author's classroom lecture notes. ... The developments in the text are supported by a collection of very well-drawn figures. Most chapters include some worked-out examples to illustrate new concepts ... ." (Philip Huddleston, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 k)

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jack Vanderlinde
• Editore: Springer Netherlands
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.10.2010
• EAN: 9789048167074
• ISBN: 978-90-481-6707-4
• Pagine: 420
• Peso: 657 g
• Illustrazioni: XV, 420 p.
• Serie: Fundamental Theories of Physics; Fundamental Theories of Physics
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; B, Physics, Physics and Astronomy, Physics, general, magnetic field, SI unit, pc 9141