Modern Electrodynamics

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Cambridge University Press, 2013 - 977
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 80 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.
 

Spis treści

1
18
Number Name Section
22
2
58
Conducting Matter
126
Dielectric Matter
158
Laplaces Equation
197
2
236
29
245
Waves in Dispersive Matter
624
Guided and Confined Waves
666
3
672
Retardation and Radiation
714
Electrostatics
721
Scattering and Diffraction
775
1
792
Special Relativity
822

Steady Current
272
Magnetostatics
301
The Maxwell Equations
308
Magnetic Multipoles
336
Magnetic Force and Energy
365
Magnetic Matter
407
Dynamic and Quasistatic Fields
455
General Electromagnetic Fields
501
Waves in Vacuum
536
Waves in Simple Matter
584
2
845
Fields from Moving Charges
870
3
882
5
903
7
916
Appendix A List of Important Symbols
945
Special Functions
953
Managing Minus Signs in Special Relativity
959
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Andrew Zangwill is a Professor of Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology, with research interests in theoretical condensed matter physics. He is the author of the popular textbook Physics at Surfaces (Cambridge University Press, 1988) and has taught classical electromagnetism at the graduate and undergraduate levels for twenty years.

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