A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics

Michele Maggiore

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023

ISBN-13: 9780192693051

ISBN-10: 0192693050

Pages: 256

Subjects: Science / Physics / Electricity, Science / Physics / Relativity, Science / Physics / Quantum Theory

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About A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics

A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics is suitable for undergraduate students with some background knowledge of the subject and for graduate students, while more advanced topics make it a useful resource for PhD students and researchers. The book places much emphasis on the formal structure of the theory; beginning with Maxwell's equations in the vacuum, it emphasises the central role of gauge invariance and Special Relativity. After introductory chapters which include rederivations of elementary results of electrostatics and magnetostatics, and the multipole expansion, Special Relativity is introduced, and most of the subsequent derivations are performed using covariant formalism and gauge potentials, allowing for greater conceptual and technical clarity compared to more traditional treatments. The second part of the book covers electrodynamics in material media. This includes Maxwell's equations in material media, frequency dependent response of materials and Kramers-Kron...

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