Classical Electrodynamics

The third edition of the defining text for the graduate-level course in Electricity and Magnetism has finally arrived! It has been 37 years since the first edition and 24 since the second. The new edition addresses the changes in emphasis and applications that have occurred in the field, without any significant increase in length.

Ein Klassiker im neuen Gewand! Diese Neuauflage behandelt in bekannter verständlicher und umfassender Weise alle Grundlagen und fortgeschrittenen Aspekte der klassischen und semiklassischen Elektrodynamik und wurde darüber hinaus um die Neuheiten der vergangenen zwanzig Jahre - Synchrotronstrahlung, Undulatoren, Wiggler,... - ergänzt. Ebenfalls besprochen werden die Grundgedanken numerischer Methoden der Elektrostatik und Magnetostatik, so daß der Leser die theoretische Basis einschlägiger Computerprogramme verstehen lernt. (01/99) Introduction to Electrostatics.

Boundary-Value Problems in Electrostatics: I.

Boundary-Value Problems in Electrostatics: II.

Multipoles, Electrostatics of Macroscopic Media, Dielectrics.

Magnetostatics, Faraday's Law, Quasi-Static Fields.

Maxwell Equations, Macroscopic Electromagnetism, Conservation Laws.

Plane Electromagnetic Waves and Wave Propagation.

Waveguides, Resonant Cavities, and Optical Fibers.

Radiating Systems, Multipole Fields and Radiation.

Scattering and Diffraction.

Special Theory of Relativity.

Dynamics of Relativistic Particles and Electromagnetic Fields.

Collisions, Energy Loss, and Scattering of Charged Particles, Cherenkov and Transition Radiation.

Radiation by Moving Charges.

Bremsstrahlung, Method of Virtual Quanta, Radiative Beta Processes.

Radiation Damping, Classical Models of Charged Particles.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Index.

John David Jackson is the author of Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.