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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 537.6 EAN: 9780738200569 ISBN: 0738200565 Label: Westview Press Manufacturer: Westview Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 592 Publication Date: September 10, 1998 Publisher: Westview Press Studio: Westview Press Sales Rank: 101344 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Classical Electrodynamics captures Schwinger’s inimitable lecturing style, in which everything flows inexorably from what has gone before. Novel elements of the approach include the immediate inference of Maxwell’s equations from Coulomb’s law and (Galilean) relativity, the use of action and stationary principles, the central role of Green’s functions both in statics and dynamics, and, throughout, the integration of mathematics and physics. Thus, physical problems in electrostatics are used to develop the properties of Bessel functions and spherical harmonics. The latter portion of the book is devoted to radiation, with rather complete treatments of synchrotron radiation and diffraction, and the formulation of the mode decomposition for waveguides and scattering. Consequently, the book provides the student with a thorough grounding in electrodynamics in particular, and in classical field theory in general, subjects with enormous practical applications, and which are essential prerequisites for the study of quantum field theory.An essential resource for both physicists and their students, the book includes a ”Reader’s Guide,” which describes the major themes in each chapter, suggests a possible path through the book, and identifies topics for inclusion in, and exclusion from, a given course, depending on the instructor’s preference. Carefully constructed problems complement the material of the text, and introduce new topics. The book should be of great value to all physicists, from first-year graduate students to senior researchers, and to all those interested in electrodynamics, field theory, and mathematical physics.The text for the graduate classical electrodynamics course was left unfinished upon Julian Schwinger’s death in 1994, but was completed by his coauthors, who have brilliantly recreated the excitement of Schwinger’s novel approach. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A combination of Jackson and LandauYou can learn from Jackson's book mastering the special functions but have less compact idea about the principle of action in electrodynamics, which is nicely covered in Landau's classic book. Schwinger's book have both for you. Besides, Schwinger has the best way of introducing the special functions. This is a nice book on both math and physics. Should be used for standard textbook. Rating:  - Only mathsContrary to what is said in some reviews, this does not comment at all about the physics. It is only mathematics. Only useful to those looking for some math help in the field. Rating: - ImpenetrableI found this book to be completely useless to me. It relies heavily on pure math rather than physical insight to treat the subject. Electrodynamics is hard enough without focusing on the physics as if they were an equation to be derived. This book is intended as a replacement for Jackson, but somehow manages to be even less clear. There are plenty of other E&M books to choose from (Schwartz, Landau, Griffiths, Jenkins) and if you are looking for an alternative to Jackson, choose one of those. Rating: - no titleI have taken physics courses from one of the authors, Milton, and they were some of the best classes I have taken in physics. During the semester, first the foundation is laid then everything builds else builds from it. What comes next is built on what was was taught before. Everything is logical and is built up on what was lectured on previously. Take a few concepts and develop them really well, rather than a shotgun approach of more topics but less detail. This book is of the same style. I highly ... Read More Rating: - The physics and mathematics of electrodynamicsThis is a concise, clear, and coherent account of advanced classical electrodynamics. The equation density is higher than in most books. Mostly this means that intermediate steps of the many illuminating calculations of the book are included. Many interesting topics not normally included in this type of book are included. A lot of the mathematics needed is developed in detail. I recommed it strongly to both teachers and advanced students of the subject. Browse for similar items by category:
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