ELECTRODYNAMICS (3RD ED)

Electrodynamics is a fundamental area of physics that spans classical and quantum physics, optics, relativity, and field theory, with wide-ranging practical importance. This text strives to strike a balance between foundational theory and practical applications, including introductions to key quantum mechanical effects. Its detailed presentation enables readers to follow each step clearly. Every chapter is supplemented with both worked examples and unsolved exercises. This thoroughly revised third edition covers all the material required for an undergraduate degree in physics and beyond, serving as a solid foundation for advanced applications and research.

Contents:

• Preface to Third Edition
• Preface to Second Edition
• Preface to First Edition
• About the Author
• Introduction
• Electrostatics: Basic Aspects
• Applications of Electrostatics
• Macroscopic Electrostatics
• Magnetostatics
• Macroscopic Magnetostatics
• The Maxwell Equations
• Application to Coils, Circuits and Transmission Lines
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Moving Charges in Vacuum
• Optic Laws and Diffraction
• Metals
• Propagation of Radio Waves in the Ionosphere
• Wave Guides and Resonators
• Propagation of Waves in Homogeneous Media
• Causality and Dispersion Relations
• Covariant Formulation of Electrodynamics
• The Lagrange Formalism for the Electromagnetic Field
• The Gauge Covariant Schrödinger Equation and the Aharonov–Bohm Effect
• Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field and the Casimir Effect
• Duality and Magnetic Monopoles
• The Delta Distribution
• Units and Physical Constants
• Formulas
• References
• Index

Readership: Undergraduate, graduate students and academics in classical mechanics/electrodynamics, theoretical physics, applied physics, quantum physics, and electrical and electronic engineering.