An Introduction to Electrodynamics
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ISBN:
9780198798132
Publication date:
09/04/2019
Paperback
608 pages
234.0x156.0mm
Price: 2400.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198798132
Publication date:
09/04/2019
Paperback
608 pages
234.0x156.0mm
P. A. Davidson
- Deliberate and careful explanation of difficult concepts allows this book to be a useful tool for students struggling with the difficult subject of electrodynamics
- Comprehensive coverage of topics taught on advanced undergraduate courses on electrodynamics
- Engaging historical asides are dotted throughout to help bring the topic alive
- Introduces the topic of magnetohydrodynamics at an elementary level
Rights: OUP UK (Indian Territory)
P. A. Davidson
Description
An Introduction to Electrodynamics provides an excellent foundation for those undertaking a course on electrodynamics, providing an in-depth yet accessible treatment of topics covered in most undergraduate courses, but goes one step further to introduce advanced topics in applied physics, such as fusions plasmas, stellar magnetism and planetary dynamos.
Some of the central ideas behind electromagnetic waves, such as three-dimensional wave propagation and retarded potentials, are first explored in the introductory background chapters and explained in the much simpler context of acoustic waves. The inclusion of two chapters on magnetohydrodynamics provides the opportunity to illustrate the basic theory of electromagnetism with a wide variety of physical applications of current interest. Davidson places great emphasis on the pedagogical development of ideas throughout the text, and includes many detailed illustrations and well-chosen exercises to complement the material and encourage student development.
About the Author
Peter Davidson is currently Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge. He has worked as a research engineer in industry in both the UK and USA and was awarded the Institute of Materials prize in 1996 for best paper in non-ferrous metallurgy. He has authored over 100 publications in the fields of magnetohydrodynamics and turbulence.
P. A. Davidson
Table of contents
1: Vector Calculus
2: The Physical Signatures of Three Important Partial Differential Equations
3: A Bird's Eye View of Electromagnetism
4: The Foundations of Electrostatics
5: Solving for Electrostatic Fields, the Multipole Expansion and Electrostatic Energy
6: Dielectrics
7: Magnetostatics I: The Magnetic Field, Ampère's Law and the Biot-Savart Law
8: 8 Magnetostatics II: Dipoles, Force Distributions and Energy
9: Magnetic Fields in Matter
10: Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction
11: Quasi-Static Magnetic Fields: Magnetic Energy and Inductance
12: Transient and AC Circuits
13: Static Versus Dynamic Fields: Maxwell's Equations
14: Confined Waves: Transmission Lines, Waveguides and Resonant Cavities
15: Maxwell's Equations in Free Space I: the Propagation of Waves
16: Maxwell's Equations in Free Space II: Radiation
17: Maxwell's Equations in Free Space III: the Fields of Moving Charges
18: Maxwell's Equations in Dielectric and Magnetic Materials
19: Plane Waves in Stationary Dielectrics and Conductors
20: Magnetoydrodynamics I: Governing Equations and Kinematic Theorems
21: Magnetohydrodynamics II: Fusion Plasmas, Alfvén Waves, Planetary Dynamos and Stellar Magnetism
22: An Introduction to Special Relativity
23: Electromagnetism and Special Relativity
P. A. Davidson
P. A. Davidson
Description
An Introduction to Electrodynamics provides an excellent foundation for those undertaking a course on electrodynamics, providing an in-depth yet accessible treatment of topics covered in most undergraduate courses, but goes one step further to introduce advanced topics in applied physics, such as fusions plasmas, stellar magnetism and planetary dynamos.
Some of the central ideas behind electromagnetic waves, such as three-dimensional wave propagation and retarded potentials, are first explored in the introductory background chapters and explained in the much simpler context of acoustic waves. The inclusion of two chapters on magnetohydrodynamics provides the opportunity to illustrate the basic theory of electromagnetism with a wide variety of physical applications of current interest. Davidson places great emphasis on the pedagogical development of ideas throughout the text, and includes many detailed illustrations and well-chosen exercises to complement the material and encourage student development.
About the Author
Peter Davidson is currently Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge. He has worked as a research engineer in industry in both the UK and USA and was awarded the Institute of Materials prize in 1996 for best paper in non-ferrous metallurgy. He has authored over 100 publications in the fields of magnetohydrodynamics and turbulence.
Read MoreTable of contents
1: Vector Calculus
2: The Physical Signatures of Three Important Partial Differential Equations
3: A Bird's Eye View of Electromagnetism
4: The Foundations of Electrostatics
5: Solving for Electrostatic Fields, the Multipole Expansion and Electrostatic Energy
6: Dielectrics
7: Magnetostatics I: The Magnetic Field, Ampère's Law and the Biot-Savart Law
8: 8 Magnetostatics II: Dipoles, Force Distributions and Energy
9: Magnetic Fields in Matter
10: Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction
11: Quasi-Static Magnetic Fields: Magnetic Energy and Inductance
12: Transient and AC Circuits
13: Static Versus Dynamic Fields: Maxwell's Equations
14: Confined Waves: Transmission Lines, Waveguides and Resonant Cavities
15: Maxwell's Equations in Free Space I: the Propagation of Waves
16: Maxwell's Equations in Free Space II: Radiation
17: Maxwell's Equations in Free Space III: the Fields of Moving Charges
18: Maxwell's Equations in Dielectric and Magnetic Materials
19: Plane Waves in Stationary Dielectrics and Conductors
20: Magnetoydrodynamics I: Governing Equations and Kinematic Theorems
21: Magnetohydrodynamics II: Fusion Plasmas, Alfvén Waves, Planetary Dynamos and Stellar Magnetism
22: An Introduction to Special Relativity
23: Electromagnetism and Special Relativity
