Electromagnetic Fields

Roald K. Wangsness (Author)

9780471811862, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 3 September 1986

608 pages
25.7 x 18.5 x 2.8 cm, 1.089 kg

This revised edition provides patient guidance in its clear and organized presentation of problems. It is rich in variety, large in number and provides very careful treatment of relativity. One outstanding feature is the inclusion of simple, standard examples demonstrated in different methods that will allow students to enhance and understand their calculating abilities. There are over 145 worked examples; virtually all of the standard problems are included.

Partial table of contents:

Introduction.

Vectors.

Coulomb's Law.

The Electric Field.

Gauss's Law.

The Scalar Potential.

Conductors in Electrostatic Fields.

Electrostatic Energy.

Electric Multipoles.

Boundary Conditions at a Surface of Discontinuity.

Electrostatics in the Presence of Matter.

Special Methods in Electrostatics.

Electric Currents.

Ampere's Law.

The Magnetic Induction.

The Integral Form of Ampere's Law.

The Vector Pontential.

Faraday's Law of Induction.

Magnetic Multipoles.

Answers.

Index.

Subject Areas: Physics [PH]