The Classical Theory of Fields: Electromagnetism

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The study of classical electromagnetic fields is an adventure. The theory is complete mathematically and we are able to present it as an example of classical Newtonian experimental and mathematical philosophy. There is a set of foundational experiments, on which most of the theory is constructed. And then there is the bold theoretical proposal of a field-field interaction from James Clerk Maxwell.

This textbook presents the theory of classical fields as a mathematical structure based solidly on laboratory experiments. Here the student is introduced to the beauty of classical field theory as a gem of theoretical physics. To keep the discussion fluid, the history is placed in a beginning chapter and some of the mathematical proofs in the appendices. Chapters on Green’s Functions and Laplace’s Equation and a discussion of Faraday’s Experiment further deepen the understanding. The chapter on Einstein’s relativity is an integral necessity to the text. Finally, chapters on particle motion and waves in a dispersive medium complete the picture. High quality diagrams and detailed end-of-chapter questions enhance the learning experience.

Author(s): Carl S. Helrich (auth.)
Series: Graduate Texts in Physics
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2012

Language: English
Pages: 446
Tags: Optics and Electrodynamics;Magnetism, Magnetic Materials;Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Origins and Concepts....Pages 1-31
Mathematical Background....Pages 33-78
Electrostatics....Pages 79-97
The Scalar Potential....Pages 99-122
Magnetostatics....Pages 123-148
Applications of Magnetostatics....Pages 149-163
Particle Motion....Pages 165-185
Green’s Functions....Pages 187-203
Laplace’s Equation....Pages 205-220
Time Dependence....Pages 221-237
Electromagnetic Waves....Pages 239-260
Energy and Momentum....Pages 261-271
Special Relativity....Pages 273-315
Radiation....Pages 317-333
Fields in Matter....Pages 335-372
Waves in Dispersive Media....Pages 373-392
Back Matter....Pages 393-446