Classical Electromagnetism in a Nutshell

Zusatztext "This is a very comprehensive book on classical electromagnetism covering historical introductions! detailed theoretical derivations with additional mathematical clarifications whenever necessary! practical applications! and numerous exercises and examples for teachers and students in this subject. It can certainly be a useful text-book for students as well as a good reference book for professionals in various fields of electromagnetism." ---Vladimir Cadez! Zentralblatt MATH Informationen zum Autor Anupam Garg is professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern University. Klappentext "This text provides a fresh, modern look at electrodynamics. It is comprehensive, chock full of interesting insights and anecdotes, and written with a clear enthusiasm." --Kenneth A. Intriligator, University of California, San Diego "Garg displays considerable wisdom and courage in writing a long-overdue, modern treatment of electromagnetism. I wish I had this book when I was a student. It contains delightful morsels of deep insight (the introduction taught me that fields are as real as a rhinoceros, or as I might extend it, 'quantum fields are as real as quantum rhinos') and interesting topics that are rarely, if ever, treated in other texts." --A. Zee, author of Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell "Garg demonstrates that while the mathematical beauty of his subject is deserving of the attention it gets, the physical implications are even more seductive. This book is a treasure trove of thoughtful and incisive nuggets. I expect to see it on the shelves of many students and professors the world over." --R. Shankar, Yale University "An outstanding text. It offers delightful insights into the physics of electromagnetism rather than treating this subject as an excuse for laborious exercises in mathematical methods. It has the best treatment of electromagnetism in material media that I know. Remarkably lucid and enjoyable, and a worthy competitor to Jackson's classic text." --Jainendra Jain, Pennsylvania State University " Classical Electromagnetism in a Nutshell is an interesting and elegant book, and an excellent text for a graduate-level course on the subject. Garg has a lively, modern writing style that will engage today's graduate students." --John D. Stack, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign "Garg's textbook is truly excellent. It goes the extra mile to provide physical insight in ways that will enhance students' understanding, and includes rarely seen topics as well. I want to compliment the author on the obvious care and expertise with which he assembled this text. If I were to teach a yearlong graduate-level electromagnetism course, I would use this book." --John W. Belcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Zusammenfassung A graduate-level physics textbook that provides a comprehensive treatment of the basic principles and phenomena of classical electromagnetism. It includes applications to many topical subjects, such as magnetic levitation, plasmas, laser beams, and synchrotrons. It features more than 300 problems, with solutions to many of the advanced ones. Inhaltsverzeichnis 19835503 ...

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Anupam Garg

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"This text provides a fresh, modern look at electrodynamics. It is comprehensive, chock full of interesting insights and anecdotes, and written with a clear enthusiasm."--Kenneth A. Intriligator, University of California, San Diego

"Garg displays considerable wisdom and courage in writing a long-overdue, modern treatment of electromagnetism. I wish I had this book when I was a student. It contains delightful morsels of deep insight (the introduction taught me that fields are as real as a rhinoceros, or as I might extend it, 'quantum fields are as real as quantum rhinos') and interesting topics that are rarely, if ever, treated in other texts."--A. Zee, author of Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell

"Garg demonstrates that while the mathematical beauty of his subject is deserving of the attention it gets, the physical implications are even more seductive. This book is a treasure trove of thoughtful and incisive nuggets. I expect to see it on the shelves of many students and professors the world over."--R. Shankar, Yale University

"An outstanding text. It offers delightful insights into the physics of electromagnetism rather than treating this subject as an excuse for laborious exercises in mathematical methods. It has the best treatment of electromagnetism in material media that I know. Remarkably lucid and enjoyable, and a worthy competitor to Jackson's classic text."--Jainendra Jain, Pennsylvania State University

"Classical Electromagnetism in a Nutshell is an interesting and elegant book, and an excellent text for a graduate-level course on the subject. Garg has a lively, modern writing style that will engage today's graduate students."--John D. Stack, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

"Garg's textbook is truly excellent. It goes the extra mile to provide physical insight in ways that will enhance students' understanding, and includes rarely seen topics as well. I want to compliment the author on the obvious care and expertise with which he assembled this text. If I were to teach a yearlong graduate-level electromagnetism course, I would use this book."--John W. Belcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Résumé
A graduate-level physics textbook that provides a comprehensive treatment of the basic principles and phenomena of classical electromagnetism. It includes applications to many topical subjects, such as magnetic levitation, plasmas, laser beams, and synchrotrons. It features more than 300 problems, with solutions to many of the advanced ones.

Contenu
Preface xv List of symbols xxi Suggestions for using this book xxxi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 The field concept 1 2 The equations of electrodynamics 2 3 A lightspeed survey of electromagnetic phenomena 7 4 SI versus Gaussian 10 Chapter 2 Review of mathematical concepts 18 5 Vector algebra 18 6 Derivatives of vector fields 25 7 Integration of vector fields 30 8 The theorems of Stokes and Gauss 32 9 Fourier transforms, delta functions, and distributions 37 10 Rotational transformations of vectors and tensors 45 11 Orthogonal curvilinear coordinates 51 Chapter 3 Electrostatics in vacuum 55 12 Coulomb?s law 55 13 The electrostatic potential 57 14 Electrostatic energy 58 15 Differential form of Coulomb?s law 63 16 Uniqueness theorem of electrostatics 65 17 Solving Poisson?s equation: a few examples 68 18 Energy in the electric field 71 19 The multipole expansion 73 20 Charge distributions in external fields 80 Chapter 4 Magnetostatics in vacuum 82 21 Sources of magnetic field 82 22 The law of Biot and Savart 89 23 Differential equations of magnetostatics; Ampere?s law 93 24 The vector potential 101 25 Gauge invariance 105 26 ? B and ??B for a point dipole 108 27 Magnetic multipoles 112 Chapter 5 Induced electromagnetic fields 114 28 Induction 114 29 Energy in the magnetic field--Feynman?s argument 117 30 Energy in the magnetic field--standard argument 120 31 Inductance 121 32 The Ampere-Maxwell law 125 33 Potentials for time-dependent fields 128 Chapter 6 Symmetries and conservation laws 132 34 Discrete symmetries of the laws of electromagnetism 132 35 Energy flow and the Poynting vector 137 36 Momentum conservation 140 37 Angular momentum conservation 144 38 Relativity at low speeds 148 39 Electromagnetic mass 150 Chapter 7 Electromagnetic waves 152 40 The wave equation for E and B 152 41 Plane electromagnetic waves 154 42 Monochromatic plane waves and polarization 156 43 Nonplane monochromatic waves; geometrical optics 160 44 Electromagnetic fields in a laser beam 165 45 Partially polarized (quasimonochromatic) light 168 46 Oscillator representation of electromagnetic waves 171 47 Angular momentum of the free electromagnetic field 174 Chapter 8 Interference…