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Book SynopsisA Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics is suitable for undergraduate students with some background knowledge of the subject and for graduate students, while more advanced topics make it a useful resource for PhD students and researchers. The book places much emphasis on the formal structure of the theory; beginning with Maxwell''s equations in the vacuum, it emphasises the central role of gauge invariance and Special Relativity. After introductory chapters which include rederivations of elementary results of electrostatics and magnetostatics, and the multipole expansion, Special Relativity is introduced, and most of the subsequent derivations are performed using covariant formalism and gauge potentials, allowing for greater conceptual and technical clarity compared to more traditional treatments. The second part of the book covers electrodynamics in material media. This includes Maxwell''s equations in material media, frequency dependent response of materials and Kramers-Kr
Trade ReviewA high quality substitute for existing texts, well organized, very pedagogical, and written from the modern perspective. College and undergraduate university students will appreciate the obvious advantages of Maggiore's text. * Mikhail Shifman, University of Minnesota *
Table of Contents1: Mathematical tools 2: Systems of units 3: Maxwell's equations 4: Elementary applications of Maxwell's equations 5: Electromagnetic energy 6: Multipole expansion for static elds 7: Special Relativity 8: Covariant formulation of electrodynamics 9: Electromagnetic waves in vacuum 10: Electromagnetic field of moving charges 11: Radiation from localized sources 12: Post-Newtonian expansion and radiation reaction 13: Electromagnetic fields in material media 14: Frequency dependent response of materials 15: Electromagnetic waves in material media 16: Scattering of electromagnetic radiation Appendix A - Electrodynamics in Gaussian units Free
