This book examines the topics of magnetohydrodynamics and plasma oscillations, in addition to the standard topics discussed to cover courses in electromagnestism, electrodynamics, and fundamentals of physics, to name a few. This textbook on electricity and magnetism is primarily targeted at graduate students of physics. The undergraduate students of physics also find the treatment of the subject useful. The treatment of the special theory of relativity clearly emphasises the Lorentz covariance of Maxwell's equations. The rather abstruse topic of radiation reaction is covered at an elementary level, and the Wheeler-Feynman absorber theory has been dwelt upon briefly in the book.

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AMAL KUMAR RAYCHAUDHURI was formerly with the Department of Physics, Presidency University, Kolkata, from 1961-1986. An extremely popular teacher, Prof Raychaudhuri, is known for the eponymous "Raychaudhuri Equations" of the general theory of relativity. He received a number of awards and recognition during his long research and teaching career. He was elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, in 1982, and Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, in 1987. He was also Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Honorary Fellow of the Astrophysical Society of India and Inter-University Centre of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune. He had been Indian National Science Academy Senior Scientist, from 1988-1991. He was conferred with the Vainu Bappu Memorial Award (1991) by Indian National Science Academy and awarded Honoris Causa from Burdwan University, Kalyani University, and Vidyasagar University.

Inhalt

1. Empirical Basis of Electrostatics.- 2. Direct Calculation of Field in Some Cases.- 3. Gauss' Theorem, Laplace and Poisson Equations.- 4. Analysis of the Electrostatic Field: Multipole Moments.- 5. Dielectrics and the Uniqueness Theorem.- 6. Solution of the Laplace Equation.- 7. Field Energy and Forces in Electrostatics.- 8. Stationary currents and magnetic fields.- 9. Electromagnetic induction and energy of the magnetic field.- 10. Maxwell's Equations, Electromagnetic Energy and Momentum.- 11. Reflection and Refraction of Electromagnetic Waves.- 12. Wave Guides and Cavity Resonators.- 13. Electromagnetic Waves in Anisotropic Media.- 14. Solution of Maxwell Equations: Retarded and Advanced potentials.- 15. Analysis of the Radiation Field.- 16. Field due to a Moving Charged Particle.- 17. Field of a Particle in Non-Uniform Motion.- 18. Electrons in Material Media.- 19. Motion of Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields.- 20. Magnetohydrodynamics-conducting fluids and magnetic fields.- 21. Two Component Plasma Oscillations.- 22. The Theory of the Electron.- 23. Special Theory of Relativity and Electromagnetism.- 24. ariational Principle Formulation of Maxwell's Equations and Lagrangian Dynamics of Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields.