A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics

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Michele Maggiore (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, University of Geneva)

A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics

Michele Maggiore (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, University of Geneva)

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Oxford University Press
20 November 2023

A 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-Kronig relations, electromagnetic waves in materials, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation. Finally, the text also includes advanced topics, such as the field-theoretical treatment of classical electrodynamics as a modern treatment of radiation reaction. These parts are meant for the advanced reader and are clearly marked, and can be skipped without loss of continuity.

By: Michele Maggiore (Professor of Physics Professor of Physics University of Geneva)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 247mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780192867438
ISBN 10: 0192867431
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 20 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: 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

Michele Maggiore obtained his Masters in Physics from the University of Pisa in 1986 and his PhD in Physics from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa in 1990. Since then, he has undertaken postdocs in Bern and in Minneapolis, before becoming a permanent INFN researcher in Pisa in 1991. He spent a sabbatical at CERN in 2000 and, in 2001, became full professor at the University of Geneva, where he is now based. From 2011 to 2017, he was the Head of the Physics Department at Geneva University.

Reviews for A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics

A 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 *