Classical Electromagnetic Radiation - Hardcover

Marion, Jerry B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0030972779 ISBN 13: 9780030972775

Publisher: Brooks/Cole, 1994

Synopsis

The revision of this highly acclaimed text is designed for use in advanced physics courses--intermediate level juniors or first year graduates. Basic knowledge of vector calculus and Fourier analysis is assumed. In this edition, a very accessible macroscopic view of classical electromagnetics is presented with emphasis on integrating electromagnetic theory with physical optics. The presentation follows the historical development of physics, culminating in the final chapter, which uses four-vector relativity to fully integrate electricity with magnetism.

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Synopsis:

The revision of this highly acclaimed text is designed for use in advanced physics courses - basic knowledge of vector calculus and Fourier analysis is assumed. A very accessible macroscopic view of classical electromagnetics is presented with emphasis on integrating electromagnetic theory with physical optics. Features: * New to this edition: * Overview of historical development is followed by a discussion of the theory of gravitation and planetary motion, helping students see how laws of mechanics developed from real problem-solving efforts. * Approximately 40% of the text is new or rewritten. There are many new, and more applied, end-of-chapter problems. * A number of contemporary journal articles have been cited within the text to demonstrate that this archetypal "classical" subject still provides new applications and interpretations. * Current, computer-based computational methods are explained including updated treatment of numerical evaluation of special functions.

* New detailed discussion has been included on many complex physics phenomena including relaxation to equilibrium of an electrostatic system, characteristic impedance and optical fibres in transmission lines, and treatment of modes in laser cavities with Gaussian beams. * Coverage of radiation pressure has been moved from Chapter 13 to Chapter 5 which enables instructors to present the concepts more effectively. Coverage of real-world light sources has been improved with discussion of coherence time and lengths of quasi-monochromatic signals. * The treatment of Fresnel diffraction has been placed in two new chapters (Ch. 12-13), expanded, and used to model the transition between the Fraunhofre and geometrical limits.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0030972779
• ISBN 13: 9780030972775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 576