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ESSAYS ON THE FORMAL ASPECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
edited by Akhlesh Lakhtakia (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
The book deals with formal aspects of electromagnetic theory from the classical, the semiclassical and the quantum viewpoints in essays written by internationally distinguished scholars from several countries. The fundamental basis of electromagnetic theory is examined in order to elucidate Maxwell's equations, identify problematic aspects as well as outstanding problems, suggest ways and means of overcoming the obstacles, and review existing literature.
This book will be especially valuable for those who wish to go in depth, rather than simply use Maxwell's equations for the solution of engineering problems. Graduate students will find it rich in dissertation topics, and advanced researchers will relish the controversial and detailed arguments and models.
Contents:
- Electromagnetic Phenomena not Explained by Maxwell's
Equations (T W Barrett)
- Inhomogeneous Waves and Maxwell's Equations (P Cornille)
- Transverse Electromagnetic Waves with E||B (H A Zaghloul & H A Buckmaster)
- Drifting Ions (J E Jones)
- The Maxwell-Dirac Isomorphism (H H Sallhofer)
- Atomic Theory and Radiative Transfer, on the Basis of Nonlinear, Classical Electrodynamics (D M Grimes)
- The Gauge Invariance Toroid Order Parameters and radiation in Electromagnetic Theory (V M Dubovik & S V Shabanov)
- Scalar Potential Formulations for Magnetic Field Problems (I R Ciric)
- Universal Boundary Conditions and Cauchy Data for the Electromagnetic (M Idemen)
- Calculation of the Effective Electromagnetic Properties of Granular Materials (C A Grimes)
- and other papers
Readership: Engineers and mathematical physicists.
"... I would recommend the purchase of this tome by university science libraries ...
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Pub. date: Jun 1993 |
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