Macroscopic Electrodynamics: An Introductory Graduate Treatment (Second Edition)

Macroscopic Electrodynamics: An Introductory Graduate Treatment (Second Edition)
Author: Walter Mark Wilcox
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 967
Release: 2024-02-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811275041

'Macroscopic Electrodynamics' (ME) is a comprehensive two-semester introductory graduate level textbook on classical electrodynamics for use in physics and engineering programs. The word 'macroscopic' is intended to indicate both the large-scale nature of the theory, as well as the emphasis placed upon applications of the so-called macroscopic Maxwell equations to idealized media. ME emphasizes principles and practical methods of analysis, which are often presented in fresh and original ways. Illustrative examples are carefully chosen to promote the students' physical intuition, and are worked out in detail to give students a thorough grounding in solution techniques. The style is informal yet mathematically sound, and presumes only a basic familiarity with electrodynamics such as that obtained in a one-semester junior-level undergraduate class.At the end of each chapter, many original problems are provided with illustrations or expanded upon specific sections of the text. The problems are at the heart of the text and are meant to encourage students, develop confidence, and emphasize ideas while avoiding both oversimplification and inordinate calculational difficulties.

Macroscopic Electrodynamics: An Introductory Graduate Treatment

Macroscopic Electrodynamics: An Introductory Graduate Treatment
Author: Walter Mark Wilcox
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 825
Release: 2016-01-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814616648

“Macroscopic Electrodynamics” is a comprehensive two-semester introductory graduate-level textbook on classical electrodynamics for use in physics and engineering programs. The word “macroscopic” is intended to indicate both the large-scale nature of the theory, as well as the fact that emphasis is placed upon applications of the so-called macroscopic Maxwell equations to idealized media.This book emphasizes principles and practical methods of analysis, which are often presented in fresh and original ways. Illustrative examples are carefully chosen to promote the students' physical intuition, and are worked out in detail to give students a thorough grounding in solution techniques. The style is informal yet mathematically sound, and presumes only a basic familiarity with electrodynamics such as may be obtained in a one-semester junior-level undergraduate class.At the end of each chapter many original problems are provided which illustrate or expand upon specific sections of the text. The problems are at the heart of the text and are meant to encourage students, develop confidence, and emphasize ideas while avoiding both oversimplification and inordinate calculational difficulties.

Macroscopic Electrodynamics Instructor's Solutions Guide

Macroscopic Electrodynamics Instructor's Solutions Guide
Author: Walter Wilcox
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2016-01-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814616672

This instructor's solutions guide accompanies our introductory graduate electrodynamics textbook, "Macroscopic Electrodynamics". We emphasize that this is a guide and not a step-by-step exposition for the 391 problems furnished in the text. Helpful indications of starting points and methods are given, as well as enough intermediate steps (and occasional final results) that a knowledgeable instructor can readily fill in the gaps. This approach is designed to provide the instructor with a powerful and time-saving teaching aid for introducing students to this beautiful and wide-ranging subject. This access is given only to instructors who are adopting the textbook for their classes. To gain access to this title, please fill in the adoption form and we will get back to you soon. Request Inspection Copy

Dispersion Forces I

Dispersion Forces I
Author: Stefan Yoshi Buhmann
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2013-01-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642324843

Dispersion forces acting on both atoms and bodies play a key role in modern nanotechnology. As demonstrated in this book, macroscopic quantum electrodynamics provides a powerful method for understanding and quantifying dispersion forces in a vast range of realistic scenarios. The basic physical concepts and theoretical steps allow for the derivation of outlined general expressions for dispersion forces. As illustrated by a number of examples, these expressions can easily be used to study forces between objects of various shapes and materials, including effects like material absorption, nontrivial magnetic properties and dynamical forces asssociated with excited systems.

Classical Electrodynamics

Classical Electrodynamics
Author: Julian Schwinger
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 571
Release: 2024-04-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1040015654

Classical Electrodynamics captures Schwinger's inimitable lecturing style, in which everything flows inexorably from what has gone before. This anniversary edition offers a refreshing update while still maintaining Schwinger’s voice. The book provides the student with a thorough grounding in electrodynamics in particular, and in classical field theory in general. An essential resource for both physicists and their students, the book includes a Reader's Guide, which describes the major themes in each chapter, suggests a possible path through the book, and identifies topics for inclusion in, and exclusion from, a given course, depending on the instructor's preference. Carefully constructed problems complement the material of the text. Classical Electrodynamics should be of great value to all physicists, from first-year graduate students to senior researchers, and to all those interested in electrodynamics, field theory, and mathematical physics. The original text for the graduate classical electrodynamics course was left unfinished upon Julian Schwinger's death in 1994, but was completed by his former students and co-authors, who have brilliantly recreated the excitement of Schwinger's novel approach. This anniversary edition has been revised by one of those original co-authors, Kimball Milton.

Quantum Theory of Near-Field Electrodynamics

Quantum Theory of Near-Field Electrodynamics
Author: Ole Keller
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2012-02-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642174108

"Quantum Theory of Near-field Electrodynamics" gives a self-contained account of the fundamental theory of field-matter interaction on a subwavelength scale. The quantum physical behavior of matter (atoms and mesoscopic media) in both classical and quantum fields is treated. The role of local-field effects and nonlocal electrodynamics, and the tight links to the theory of spatial photon localization are emphasized. The book may serve as a reference work in the field, and is of general interest for physicists working in quantum optics, mesoscopic electrodynamics and physical optics. The macroscopic and microscopic classical theories form a good starting point for the quantum approach, and these theories are presented in a manner appropriate for graduate students entering near-field optics.

Electrodynamics of Solids and Microwave Superconductivity

Electrodynamics of Solids and Microwave Superconductivity
Author: Shu-Ang Zhou
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 652
Release: 1999-07-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780471354406

This book presents the interdisciplinary field of solid electrodynamics and its applications in superconductor and microwave technologies. It gives scientists and engineers the foundation necessary to deal with theoretical and applied electromagnetics, continuum mechanics, applied superconductivity, high-speed electronic circuit design, microwave engineering and transducer technology.

Applications of Electrodynamics in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics

Applications of Electrodynamics in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
Author: David Ginsburg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1351466194

Treats certain problems and methods of theoretical physics and astrophysics which are associated with microscopic and macroscopic electrodynamics and material concerning the theory of transition radiation and transition scattering.

Electrodynamics

Electrodynamics
Author: H. J. W. Mller-Kirsten
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789812388087

This is a comprehensive text on electrodynamics with detailed explanations and calculations. One hundred worked examples have been incorporated, making this book also suitable for self-instruction. Apart from all traditional topics of the Maxwell's theory, this book includes the special theory of relativity and the Lagrangian formalism and applications; the text also contains introductions to quantum effects related to electrodynamics, such as the Aharonov-Bohm and the Casimir effects. Numerous modern applications in diverse directions are treated in the examples.

Classical Electrodynamics

Classical Electrodynamics
Author: John David Jackson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 838
Release: 2021
Genre: Electrodynamics
ISBN: 1119770769

The third edition of the defining text for the graduate-level course in Electricity and Magnetism has finally arrived! It has been 37 years since the first edition and 24 since the second. The new edition addresses the changes in emphasis and applications that have occurred in the field, without any significant increase in length.