The Theory of Electromagnetism by D. S. Jones (PDF)

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The Theory of the Electomagnetism covers the behavior of electromagnetic fields and those parts of applied mathematics necessary to discover this behavior. This book is composed of 11 chapters that emphasize the Maxwell’s equations. The first chapter is concerned with the general properties of solutions of Maxwell’s equations in matter, which has certain macroscopic properties. The succeeding chapters consider specific problems in electromagnetism, including the determination of the field produced by a variable charge, first in isolation and then in the surface distributions of an antenna. The next two chapters are concerned with the effects of surrounding the medium by a perfectly conducting boundary as in a cavity resonator and as in a waveguide. Other chapters are devoted to discussions on the effect of a plane interface where the properties of the medium change discontinuously; the propagation along cylindrical surfaces; the study of the waves scattered by objects both with and without edges. This book further reviews the harmonic waves and the difficulties involved in going from harmonic waves to those with a more general time dependence. The final chapter provides some information about the classical theory of electrons, magneto-hydrodynamics and waves in a plasma. This book will prove useful to physicists, and physics teachers and students.

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⭐Written by a British Mathematics Professor. The Physics insight is as deep as the mathematical foundation. One of the most profound.Builds everything from the first principles. Anyone can learn Lorentz transformation from this book for the first time if one so chooses. It can serve as a brief text for Special Relativity as well. In fact relativistic electrodynamics is better dealt here than in most SR or Electrodynamics books (In EM, only Melvin Schwartz and Purcell are at par and more lucid on this facet). Everything else in this book goes deeper than most others (at places deeper than the gold standards, Stratton and Bladell!). Probably the richest source on fudamental principles of EM.Gradually, but quickly, proceeds to tensors. Field tensor is used only when appropriate and indispensable. A good understanding of covariant vector field will suffice in most developments.

⭐I read many books on this subject and have also examined and used parts of many, many more during my education and research. There were a GREAT NUMBER of classic texts published (among others more or less chronological order):Foppel

⭐Webster

⭐Jeans

⭐Schott

⭐Mason and Weaver

⭐Smythe

⭐Stratton

⭐Schelkunoff

⭐King

⭐Sommerfeld

⭐Ramo, Whinnery and Van Duzar

⭐E. Weber

⭐Durand

⭐Panofsky and Philips

⭐Harrington

⭐Jackson

⭐Purcell

⭐Hallen

⭐Papas

⭐Brillouin

⭐Collin

⭐Heald and Marion

⭐Van Bladel

⭐Felsen and Marcuvitz

⭐Shadowitz

⭐Kong

⭐Rojansky

⭐Shen & Kong

⭐Cheng

⭐Balanis

⭐Staelin Morgenthaler Kong

⭐Ishimaru

⭐Hansen and Yaghjian

⭐Wangsness

⭐Iskander

⭐Rothwell and Cloud

⭐Someda

⭐Zangwill

⭐Orfanidis Electromagnetic Waves and Antennasfrom which a multitude of students and researchers have been inculcated in Maxwell’s theory.This one is set apart.It is a comprehensive and systematic discourse on electromagnetic waves without sacrificing rigor (of which many of the above are at fault). The only electrodynamic book I dare compare it to is

⭐although Jones’ book does not include electro/magnetostatic or nonlinearity; it is however, of identical quality, written by a true master of the subject.Although more readable, it reminds me of Whittaker and Watson’s

⭐but exudes the comprehension of Courant and Hibert’s

⭐and

⭐. This is the only book on electromagnetic wave theory which can reasonable occupy shelf space next to Born and Wolf’s

⭐all others are inferior.That being said it would be unusual to see this in classroom use. It is too deep for that. However after toiling in self study the interested student will find in quite profitable.In the words of Ivar Stakgold, “Research scientists and students alike will be in D.S. Jones’ debt for his authoritative treatise on electromagnetic theory. This excellent book will surely rank among the major contributions to the field for many years to come” [1].[1] I. Stakgold. SIAM Review, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul., 1966), pp. 399-400

⭐Il se peut que l”erreur de classement soit dû à un ISBN mal noté… Je vais devoir chercher ce livre ailleurs.

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