Description

This book, together with the three other volumes, offers a clear and comprehensive approach to theoretical physics for the entire Bachelor's program.

Highlights:

Theoretical derivations are linked with characteristic examples, their solutions, typical applications, and are clearly illustrated in diagrams. The required mathematics is derived within a physical context and explained transparently.

Contents:

Introduction to Electrodynamics Coulomb s Law Fundamentals of Electrostatics Boundary Value Problems in Electrostatics Ampère s Law Fundamental Equations of Magnetostatics Maxwell s Equations Electromagnetic Potentials Energy, Momentum, and Angular Momentum of the Field The Electromagnetic Field in Vacuum Wave Packets in Vacuum Solutions of the Inhomogeneous Wave Equations Multipole Radiation Systematics of Multipole Expansion Macroscopic Fields Energy, Momentum, and Angular Momentum of the Macroscopic Field Electric and Magnetic Properties of Matter The Electromagnetic Field at Interfaces Covariance of Electrodynamics

Target Audience:

This book is particularly suitable for Bachelor s students in their first or second year.

Prerequisites:

Mathematical prerequisites include knowledge of differentiation and integration, basic linear algebra, and concepts from vector calculus.

The Author:

Wolfgang Cassing is a retired Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen. His expertise lies in phase space dynamics of classical and quantum many-body systems, which is also reflected in his scholarly book Transport Theories for Strongly-Interacting Systems . This textbook series Theoretical Physics Compact also includes Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, as well as Quantum Statistics and Thermodynamics.