This textbook provides a comprehensive one-semester course on advanced electromagnetic theory written from the modern perspective covering all important topics that a professional physicist needs to know. Starting from Maxwell's equations, electrostatics and magnetostatics, this book goes on to discuss such topics as relativistic electrodynamics, emission of electromagnetic radiation and plasma physics. It contains solved examples and exercises for students to highlight the concepts in each chapter.
This textbook provides a comprehensive one-semester course on advanced electromagnetic theory written from the modern perspective covering all important topics that a professional physicist needs to know. Starting from Maxwell's equations, electrostatics and magnetostatics, this book goes on to discuss such topics as relativistic electrodynamics, emission of electromagnetic radiation and plasma physics. It contains solved examples and exercises for students to highlight the concepts in each chapter.
Arnab Rai Choudhuri
Electrostatic Equations Electrostatic Potential Electric Polarization Energy Density Magnetostatics Biot-Savart Law Gauss’s Theorem Laplacian in Cylindrical Coordinates Maxwell’s Equations Electromagnetic Field Tensor Lorentz Transformation Retarded Potential Lienard–Wiechert Potential Debye Shielding Magnetohydrodynamics