A Textbook of Electrodynamics - Softcover

Suresh Chandra (author) & Mohit Kumar Sharma (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9390620686 ISBN 13: 9789390620685

Publisher: IK International Pvt. Ltd, 2022

Synopsis

One of the core subjects in Physics, Electrodynamics is taught to graduate and postgraduate students. In this book, MKS system has been adopted and tensor algebra is not used, so that the presentation of each topic is at the level of a common student. After explaining the fundamentals of Mathematics, it discusses the electrostatics, electrostatic field in dielectrics, energy in electrostatic fields, magnetostatics, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's field equations, dispersion and scattering, electromagnetic waves, waveguides and antennas, retarded systems, principle of relativity, charged particle in fields, plasma state, and waves in fluid plasma.

Salient Features

• Covers the syllabus of most of the universities in India and abroad.
• Language is simple and reader friendly.
• Each topic is evolved from the ground level.
• Topics are supported by the examples for better and clear understanding.
• Terms are explained with the help of footnotes, as per need.

About this title

About the Author

Suresh Chandra is Deputy Director & Professor, Amity Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Amity University, Noida, U.P. During his teaching career for 41 years, he has been Director of the School of Physical Sciences, S.R.T.M. University. Nanded, Maharashtra, for 11 years. He is Alexander von Humboldt Fellow of Germany; F.R.A.S., London, UK; fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Pune and has scientific collaborations with the scientists in Germany, Russia and France. He has completed 15 research projects, financially supported by various scientific funding agencies in India; has published 180 research papers in the journals of international repute; 11 PhD and 2 M.Phil. have been awarded under his supervision. He is life member of 15 national and international academic organizations. He is author of 16 textbooks.

Mohit Kumar Sharma is Assistant Professor, Amity Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, India. He got his M.Sc. (with Distinction), M.Phil. (with first rank and distinction) and PhD and then he was awarded National Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Govt. of India for two years. He went to Germany for 2 months with the financial support from the DAAD, Germany; went to Japan for a short scientific visit. He is co-PI in a research project funded by the ISRO, Bengaluru; has published 40 research papers in the journals of international repute; coauthor of 8 textbooks published by the reputed publishers.

Edition details

• Publisher: IK International Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 9390620686
• ISBN 13: 9789390620685
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 426