PROB & SOL ELECTROMAGNET (2ND ED)

This volume is a compilation of carefully selected questions at the PhD qualifying exam level, including many actual questions from Columbia University, University of Chicago, MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo, Princeton University, University of Wisconsin and the University of California at Berkeley over a twenty-year period. Topics covered in this book include electrostatics, magnetostatic fields, quasi-stationary electromagnetic fields, and relativistic particle-field interactions.

This latest edition has been updated with more problems and solutions, bringing the total to over 400 problems. The original problems have been modernized, and outdated questions removed, placing emphasis on those that rely on calculations. The problems range from fundamental to advanced in a wide range of topics on optics, easily enhancing the student's knowledge through workable exercises. Simple-to-solve problems play a useful role as a first check of the student's level of knowledge whereas difficult problems will challenge the student's capacity on finding the solutions.

Contents:

• Preface to the First Edition
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Introduction
• Electrostatics:
  • Basic Laws of Electrostatics (1001–1023)
  • Electrostatic Field in a Conductor (1024–1042)
  • Electrostatic Field in a Dielectric Medium (1043–1061)
  • Typical Methods for Solution of Electrostatic Problems Separation of Variables, Methods of Images, Green's Function and Multipole Expansion (1062–1095)
  • Miscellaneous Applications (1096–1108)
• Magnetostatic Field and Quasi–Stationary Electromagnetic Field:
  • Magnetic Field of Currents (2001–2038)
  • Electromagnetic Induction (2039–2063)
  • Action of Electromagnetic Field on Current Carrying Conductors and Charged Particles (2064–2090)
  • Miscellaneous Applications (2091–2119)
• Circuit Analysis:
  • Basic Circuit Analysis (3001–3026)
  • Electric and Magnetic Circuits (3027–3044)
  • Analog Circuits (3045–3057)
  • Digital Circuits (3058–3065)
  • Nuclear Electronics (3066–3082)
  • Miscellaneous Problems (3083–3090)
• Electromagnetic Waves :
  • Plane Electro Magnetic WAVES (4001–4009)
  • Reflection and Refraction of Electromagnetic Waves on Interface between Two Media (4010–4024)
  • Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in a Medium (4025–4045)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation and Radiating Systems (4046–4067)
• Relativity, Particle–Field Interactions :
  • The Lorentz Transformation (5001–5017)
  • Electromagnetic Field of a Charged Particle (5018–5025)
  • Motion of a Charged Particle in Electromagnetic Field (5026–5039)
  • Scattering and Dispersion of Electromagnetic Waves (5040–5056)
• Index to Problems

Readership: Lecturers, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates in physics.