Fundamentals of Electromagnetism: Vacuum Electrodynamics, Media, and Relativity
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (676 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3642635768 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Victor H. Hamity said A nice book on electromagnetism with a didactic software. Fundamental of Electromagnetism: Vacuum Electrodynamics, Media and RelativityThis book is based on the large experience the authors have acquired teaching a course on Electromagnetism at Instituto Balseiro, in Bariloche, Argentina.Chapter I presents a very exciting essay on the historical perspectives of Electromagnetism, which becomes an excellent appetizer for the rest of the themes developed in the book.Chapters II and III are devoted to the presentation of relativistic kinematics and dynamics, with an interesting collection of experiments, which help understand the properties of space-time. From there on. Highly recommended introduction to the field This book has been successfully used in a course for advanced MsC students at the Imperial College in London, UK. The book has been welcome by the students who found it very useful not only for its clarity but also for its collection of problems. The book achieves the right balance between presentation and content. It is a fact that most students cannot grasp all the information contained in some of the classical books in the field in one semester. Some of the excellent books in the field, like the famous book by Jackson, contains too much information for a course. This book gives a consistent well-presented. "An excellent text and reference" according to Prof. Dipan K. Ghosh. There are very books available which combines mathematical formulation of electrodynamics with physical aspects clearly explained. Classic books like Jackson are generally considered too tough even at graduate level. This book provides an intermediate level text which will be very useful for a Master's programme.The emphasis on relativity and covariant formulation is a refreshing feature of the book. Another extremely well written chapter is on radiation due to moving charge. An interesting addition is the inclusion of a chapter on superconductivity, which reminds one about a similar chapter in Feynmann Lect
It covers the theory of electromagnetic phenomena in vacuum and in material media. The book includes a CD-ROM with didactic software, to solve boundary value problems in electrostatics and magnetostatics.. This textbook is a revised and enlarged version of notes for a one-semester course on electromagnetism
From the Back Cover This textbook discusses the fundamentals and applications of the electromagnetic theory, emphasizing basic physical aspects rather than mathematics. Some special topics of current interest, such as numerical methods and superconductivity, are also covered. . In addition, it prepares the reader/student for more advanced courses on quantum mechanics, solid state physics, field theory, and others. The text is designed for an intermediate level course, and the topics are ordered in such a way as to makes the links with a previou