A Concise Introduction to Classical and Relativistic Electrodynamics

1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-43318-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This textbook introduces students to the fascinating world of electromagnetic phenomena, allowing them to better understand the world around us, in which electricity and electromagnetic waves play a fundamental role.

It explores classical and relativistic electrodynamics, focusing on macroscopic electrodynamics, with some elements of microscopic theory. Beginning with Maxwell's equations and their physical foundations, the book develops the theory of electromagnetic fields in vacuum and material media before exploring their profound connection to special relativity.  Chapters cover electrostatics, magnetostatics, quasi-stationary phenomena, electromagnetic waves, and radiation theory, combining physical insight with mathematical precision. Topics such as waveguides, polarization, antennas, Cherenkov radiation, and Maxwell's stress tensor are presented alongside practical methods for solving boundary-value problems. A comprehensive mathematical supplement equips readers with the vector, tensor, and analytical techniques needed throughout the book.

Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate physics students, in addition to nuclear and engineering students at technical universities, this volume offers a concise yet comprehensive pathway from the fundamentals of classical electromagnetism to its most important applications.

Key features:

- A simple, yet not overly simplistic, exposition: requiring only some basic knowledge of higher mathematics, experimental physics, and elements of theoretical mechanics.

- A continuous narrative, with subsequent topics following fluidly from the previous ones.

- Class tested, with all examples and exercises solved and explained in detail.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pomorski, Krzysztof

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Klassische Mechanik, Newtonsche Mechanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Maxwell’s equations. 2 Relativistic invariance of Maxwell’s equations. 3 Electrostatics. 4 Stationary currents, constant magnetic field. 5 Quasi-stationary Phenomena. 6. Electromagnetic waves. 7. Radiation Theory. 8 Mathematical Supplement.

Über Autor(innen)

Krzysztof Roman Pomorski is a theoretical physicist, longtime academic teacher, and expert in the theory of atomic nuclei and nuclear reactions. He graduated in theoretical physics from Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland and defended his doctoral thesis at the Institute of Nuclear Research in Warsaw. He was then employed at his Alma Mater, where he became a full professor. From 2005 to 2008, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. The National Centre for Nuclear Research in Warsaw currently employs him. He completed several years of research internships at the Technical University of Munich, the University of Regensburg in Germany, and the University of Strasbourg in France. He was also a visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. He is the author of five academic textbooks and around 250 scientific articles, which have been cited about 5,000 times. In 2011, he received the Marian Smoluchowski Medal, the highest distinction awarded by the Polish Physical Society.