Modern Electrodynamics

by Andrew Zangwill

• ISBN13: 9780521896979
• ISBN10: 0521896975
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-12-24
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

An engaging writing style and a strong focus on the physics make this comprehensive, graduate-level textbook unique among existing classical electromagnetism textbooks. Charged particles in vacuum and the electrodynamics of continuous media are given equal attention in discussions of electrostatics, magnetostatics, quasistatics, conservation laws, wave propagation, radiation, scattering, special relativity and field theory. Extensive use of qualitative arguments similar to those used by working physicists makes Modern Electrodynamics a must-have for every student of this subject. In 24 chapters, the textbook covers many more topics than can be presented in a typical two-semester course, making it easy for instructors to tailor courses to their specific needs. Close to 120 worked examples and 60 applications boxes help the reader build physical intuition and develop technical skill. Nearly 600 end-of-chapter homework problems encourage students to engage actively with the material. A solutions manual is available for instructors at www.cambridge.org/Zangwill.

Table of Contents

Mathematical preliminaries

The Maxwell equations

Electrostatics

Electric multipoles

Conducting matter

Dielectric matter

Laplace's Equation

Poisson's Equation

Steady current

Magnetostatics

Magnetic multipoles

Magnetic force and energy

Magnetic matter

Dynamic and quasistatic fields

General electromagnetic fields

Waves in vacuum

Waves in simple matter

Waves in dispersive matter

Guided and confined waves

Retardation and radiation

Scattering and diffraction

Special relativity

Fields from moving charges

Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods

Appendixes

Index

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