Electrodynamics : An introduction includ ing quantum effects

An extensive text on electrodynamics with detailed explanations and calculations. One hundred worked examples have been incorporated, making the book suitable also for self-instruction. Apart from all traditional topics of Maxwell theory, the book includes the special theory of relativity and the Lagrangian formalism and applications, the text also contains introductions to quantum effects related to electrodynamics, such as the Aharonov–Bohm and the Casimir effects. Numerous modern applications in diverse directions are treated in the examples.

Electrostatics : Basic Aspects. Applications of Electrostatics. Macroscopic Electrostatics. Magnetostatics. Macroscopic Magnetostatics. The Maxwell Equations. Applications to Coils and Circuits. Electromagnetic Waves. Moving Charges in Vacuum. The Laws of Optics. Metals. Propagation of Radio Waves in the Ionosphere. Wave Guides and Resonators. Propagation of Waves in Media. Causality and Dispersion Relations. Covariant Formulation of Electrodynamics. The Lagrange Formalism for the Electromagnetic Field. The Gauge Covariant Schrödinger Equation and the Aharonov-Bohm Effect. Quantisation of the Electromagnetic Field and the Casimir Effect. Duality and Magnetic Monopoles.