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Electricity and Magnetism

Electricity and Magnetism

Electricity and Magnetism

W. N. Cottingham, University of Bristol
D. A. Greenwood, University of Bristol
November 1991
Paperback
9780521368032
$79.00
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Paperback
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Hardback

    This is an undergraduate textbook on the physics of electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetic fields and waves. It is written mainly with the physics student in mind, although it will also be of use to students of electrical and electronic engineering. The approach is concise but clear, and the authors have assumed that the reader will be familiar with the basic phenomena. The theory, however, is set out in a completely self-contained and coherent way and developed to the point where the reader can appreciate the beauty and coherence of the Maxwell equations. Throughout, the authors stress the relationships between microscopic structure of matter and the observed macroscopic electric and magnetic fields. The applications cover a wide range of topics, and each chapter ends with a set of problems with answers.

    •  Authors' previous text on Nuclear Physics sold over 4800
    • All physics students do courses on this
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    •  Concise, clear and cheap!
    • A 'current' title!!

    Product details

    November 1991
    Hardback
    9780521362290
    216 pages
    237 × 156 × 17 mm
    0.438kg
    55 b/w illus.
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Mathematical prologue
    • 1. Charges and currents
    • 2. Electrostatics
    • 3. Electric dipoles
    • 4. Static magnetic fields
    • 5. Time dependent fields
    • 6. Faraday's law and Maxwell's equations
    • 7. Electromagnetic waves in a vacuum
    • 8. The electrostatics of conductors
    • 9. Steady currents in conductors
    • 10. Magnetostatics
    • 11. Insulators
    • 12. Magnetic properties of materials
    • 13. Time dependent fields in insulators
    • 14. Time dependent fields in metals and plasmas
    • 15. Superconductivity
    • 16. Surface electricity
    • 17. Radiation
    • 18. Applications of radiation theory
    • 19. Transmission lines, wave guides, and optical fibres
    • 20. The electromagnetic field and special relativity
    • Appendices
    • Index.
      Authors
    • W. N. Cottingham , University of Bristol
    • D. A. Greenwood , University of Bristol