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A revision of the defining book covering the physics and classical mathematics necessary to understand electromagnetic fields in materials and at surfaces and interfaces. The third edition has been revised to address the changes in emphasis and applications that have occurred in the past twenty years.
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The emperor is naked.......2007-07-25
This is terrible textbook. Jackson has no idea how to present material so that you can use it to solve real world problems. He should be covered in sackcloth and ashes.
Dr Val
canon.......2007-06-09
If you are a physics graduate student, you probably will encounter this book at some point. Everyone tries to pidgeonhole it: space physicist want it to focus on plasma physics, string theorists want it to focus more on field theory, etc. When you take average focus of so many disparate groups of physicists, you get the book that has actually been written! Even for a such a specialize audience. Jackson is as general as possible. I commend him for it!
Jackson is not a pedagogical text........2007-04-13
Jackson's book is the gold standard, bar none, for *reference* textbooks on E&M. That's why you will find at least one copy in the office of every physics professor and most physics grad students in the English-speaking world. It is not and was clearly never intended to be a pedagogical device, however, so pray to your deity of choice that you have an outstanding teacher to guide you through it. You can't really call yourself a physicist unless you've slogged through it in a grad E&M class, because everybody else before you did it too. Good luck!
A Review of "Classical Electrodynamics", Jackson, J. D. , 3rd Edition.......2007-03-14
This large book (808 pages) is an excellent text for its intended purpose, which is for classroom training of graduate-level physicists in electromagnetics. The study of magnetism and its effects is a very large one, and no single book could cover the entire field. One might perhaps divide the subject into two overlapping parts, low-frequency and high-frequency. The first covers such things as motors, actuators, solenoids (solenoidal actuators), permanent magnets, and such, where the material properties are often nonlinear and the displacement vector D of Maxwell's equations is not significant. The other, high-frequency, is the realm of this book, involving radio, microwaves, light, etc. where the displacement vector must be used and where the properties are assumed to be linear. It makes extensive use of advanced mathematics such as vector calculus, Greene's functions, spherical harmonics, Bessel functions, and the Hamiltonian. The book lightly mentions such subjects as relaxation (finite-difference), finite-element methods and eddy current effects, but discusses extensively the relationship between Einstein's theory of relativity and electromagnetics ( about a third of the book). Before buying this book, it might be best to determine that its particular emphasis fits the reader's needs.
Classical Electrodynamics Nightmare!.......2007-03-04
This book is the hardest book I have ever encountered in my electrical engineering experience. I have to relearn the electrodynamics theory in CGS units and form the physicist perspective. Jackson is famous for his nearly impossible to solve problems as well as his abstract derivations throughout the book. At least I ended up with an A in the course after a semester's hard work.
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The revision of this highly acclaimed text is designed for use in advanced physics courses--intermediate level juniors or first year graduates. Basic knowledge of vector calculus and Fourier analysis is assumed. In this edition, a very accessible macroscopic view of classical electromagnetics is presented with emphasis on integrating electromagnetic theory with physical optics. The presentation follows the historical development of physics, culminating in the final chapter, which uses four-vector relativity to fully integrate electricity with magnetism.
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Excellent book for beginning graduate students.......2003-12-20
This book covers many important topics in electromagnetic theory including many areas in Optics, like diffraction,..etc. It fills a gap between the undergrad text books and the more advance graduate EM texts (like Jackson's,.. etc). The materials are easy to follow and understand with no lack of mathematical rigors.
Execllent text for beginning graduate students.
The former review is for the wrong book........2001-06-19
Hi folks I just wrote this to caution you that the former reviewer is inadverently reviewing the MECHANICS book by the same author. To be short I would give this book four stars. It does a little bit of static phenomena and boundary value problems and jumps to radiation justifying the title. The level of the book is in between a grad course and an undergrad course. I think it is ideal for self study for grad students.
Challenging but well worth the effort for motivated students.......1999-06-20
An excellent textbook on classical dynamics for the 'grown-up' student who wants mathematical rigor along with physical insights. Working through this book requires considerable effort and thought on the student's part, but is well worth the time spent. Highly recommended for the serious student who is not afraid of hard work.
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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.
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Only maths.......2007-06-17
Contrary 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.
Bridges the gap.......2007-03-19
This book bridges the gap between the functional analysis than your typical triple integral treatment.What a great book this is,especially considering the authors well known in the field.Its heavy on the math but its a good thing considering the treatment is more modern
Impenetrable.......2006-01-11
I 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.
no title.......2001-04-05
I 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 recommend it.
The physics and mathematics of electrodynamics.......2000-05-09
This 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.
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The series of texts on Classical Theoretical Physics is based on the highly successful series of courses given by Walter Greiner at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Intended for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, the volumes in the series provide not only a complete survey of classical theoretical physics but also an enormous number of worked examples and problem to show students clearly how to apply the abstract principles to realistic problems.
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More Careless Typos and Mistakes.......2002-12-08
I heartily concur with Piskorski's earlier review except I think he was a bit generous with the stars. It seems that this may be a problem with VERY POOR editing. I hope the publisher reads this. I gave a similar review of Greiner's Stat Mech book. I don't read German; so, I can't comment on the original books in this series, but the translations are extraordinarily sloppy.
There are numerous incorrect equation references. Typos in equations are abundant - often the incorrect symbol or letter appears. The grammar is sloppy - the translator should be ashamed. As far as references to other work, I didn't see any. A very serious omission in an academic text. However, there is a nice history of optics and E&M at the end of the book; maybe this compensates for the lack of references a bit.
The typos and mistakes make this book unacceptable for an undergraduate text. Instead I would highly recommend David Griffiths' "Introduction to Electrodynamics" - by far the class act for undergraduate E&M texts.
A good book but the English version has many errors........2000-07-09
I do agree with the previous reviews that the book is of great didactic value. Indeed, the books which offer an indepth knowledge on electromagnetism are very often so complicated that they put the student off (e.g. Jackson). Other books strive for simplicity and offer a didactic approach at the expense of thoroughness.
Greiner's book combines the two aims. It is very detailed and at the same time even the undergraduate student is able to understand it.
There is, however, one BIG problem. The book is fraught with errors. Being a junior lecturer at a Polish university I had to prepare a course on electrodynamics so I read the whole book paying attention to the details.
The first problem is the language. As a native speaker of Polish I am not an expert, but you do not have to be one to notice grammar or spelling mistakes. Also, some indices seem to have their origin in the German terms instead of English ones (e.g. the index a - ausserhalb - outside).
The derivations and formulae are another problem. Very often reading a formula you will be confused because a wrong letter has been used or a symbol is in the wrong place.
Referring is also a problem of this edition of the book. Very often the number of a formula to which a specific problem refers is wrong. You will have to find the right formula yourself (this is especially visible in Chapter 14).
I am really sorry to say this, but for the above reasons I would NOT RECOMMEND buying this book in its present form. Wait for the second edition (corrected I hope) and in the meantime use the German version or borrow the book from the library.
Excellent text of electromagnetics........2000-03-09
This text is a real gem!The author strives for educational excellence and costantly achieves his aim.This text is an advanced course in electromagnetic theory,but the author does not requires from you ,you are Einstein or have mystic power of discerning as too often happens when you buy an advanced text,instead he introduces in an exceptionally clear way all the mathematics you need.I think this work belongs to the best German tradition of lucidity and completeness.I have learned a lot of new things about electromanetics,reinforced what i just knew and enjoyed a lot also the biographies of famous phycisists.I hope there will be soon a release in English of his two books of mechanics.
Best reference for students as well as for researchers........2000-02-28
This book can be an excellent reference for physics students as well as for researchers. All important aspects of classical electrodynamics are in this text.
Perfect electrodynamics text for advanced learners........1999-08-20
This is not only an excellent text of electrodynamics for advanced learner but also a great introduction book for beginners. Greiner's excellence in writing made it possible for this compact book to contain all important topics in electrodynamics with carefully worked examples and clear derivations.
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Designed as an upper-level undergraduate/beginning graduate text and as a reference for research scientists, Modern Problems in Classical Electrodynamics addresses a wide range of topics in modern physics--including lasers and nonlinear optics--that are not found in other texts. The book begins with relativistic mechanics and field theory, partly because they lend unity and beauty to electrodynamics, and also because relativistic concepts appear frequently throughout the book. Electrostatics and magnetostatics, waves, continuous media, nonlinear optics, diffraction, and radiation by moving particles are then covered in depth. The book concludes by returning to basics, discussing the fundamental problems inherent in the classical theory of electrons. Modern Problems in Classical Electrodynamics features examples and homework exercises drawn from condensed-matter physics, particle physics, optics, and atomic physics. Many of these are experimentally oriented and help to make the book interesting and relevant to a broad audience. An instructor's manual including answers to the homework exercises is available to adopters. An accompanying website, http://www.physics.vanderbilt.edu/brau/book/Index.html, contains errata and additional homework exercises that instructors can use to supplement the exercises in the text.
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Disappointing..........2006-04-30
The moment the professor in our class told us that instead of Jackson we'd be using another book I couldn't hide my joyous feelings. I ordered Brau's book (the recommended for our e&m course) and waited...
After living 3 months with this book all I have to say is how disappointed I feel. I thought it would be a really modern e&m book. In some aspects it is. The material it covers is pretty interesting. But the book has so many mistakes that get very frustrating. Keep in mind that at the back cover an errata webpage is referred (with several pages of corrections!). Trust me, you'll need it. Also, most of the problems are exactly the opposite of Jackson's - too easy, although I must say that I like the approach "Using A prove that B holds" - by knowing the result you can feel more confident when solving a problem.
In short, I read the book only when I HAD TO - meaning when we were assigned problems from it. I was oscillating between this and Jackson... Now I wish we had used the second all the way through...
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The first comprehensive treatment of relativistic electrodynamics, and still essential reading in the field, deftly revealing the classical underpinnings of modern quantum field theory. Among the topics: space-time, Lorentz transformations, conservation laws, equations of motion, Green’s functions and action-at-a-distance electrodynamics.
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excellent.......2007-06-09
This is an excellent book if you want to understand Electrodynamics for what it really is-a relativistic field theory!
Very nice and concise book.......2006-04-26
Starts from the foundations of Special-Relativity, including Lorentz transformation, groups and spinors, then dynamics.
Formulation of Lagrangian fields and the conserved quantities is also very good, though I think Rohrlich's book is better.
Covers self-interaction and radiation reaction in a very clear way.
In short, for this price, it is truly a gem.
A beautiful little book.......2002-11-09
This is a concise, clear, friendly but unfussy little book on classical electrodynamics (CED), and relativistic fields. Simultaneously, it provides an easy introduction to the mathematical machinery of relativistic dynamics and fields. There is an agreeable emphasis on the Lagrangian formulations, a good-sized chapter devoted to radiation and radiation-reaction, and a (regrettably) short piece on action-at-a-distance CED. This book is about the structure of CED in general, and does not deal with particular arrangements of charges, currents, coils, etc. etc. in the manner of an undergraduate text on EM.
Learnin all about Classical Fields.......2000-03-23
On the subject of Classical fields, I have not read a better book than Barut's. It is clear and comprehensive. I discovered more about things like the Lorentz group and the Lagrangian formalism of fields than I thought existed. It is an excellent book by all standards. If you need to learn Quantum Field theory, start here first. Learn all about classical fields. The equations in this book are ready for quantization.
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The new edition of this classic work in electrodynamics has been completely revised and updated to reflect recent developments in experimental data and laser technology. It is suitable as a reference for practicing physicists and engineers and it provides a basis for further study in classical and quantum electrodynamics, telecommunications, radiation, antennas, astrophysics, etc. The book can be used in standard courses in electrodynamics, electromagnetic theory, and lasers. Paying close attention to the experimental evidence as the basis for the theoretical development, the books first five chapters follow the traditional introduction to electricity: vector calculus, electrostatic field and potential, BVPs, dielectrics, and electric energy. Chapters 6 and 7 provide an overview of the physical foundations of special relativity and of the four-dimensional tensor formalism. In Chapter 8, the union of Coulombs law with the laws of special relativity gives issue to the relativistic form of Maxwells equations. The book concludes with applications of Maxwells equations in Chapters 9 through 16: magnetostatics, induction, magnetic materials, electromagnetic waves, radiation, waveguides, and scattering and diffraction. Numerous examples and exercises are included. Features +Designed as a text/reference for students, practicing physicists, and engineers +Updated in the second edition, including a discussion of the concept of negative oscillator strengths and a new section dealing with lasers and the threshold condition for lasing;revised experimental data (especially in the chapter dealing with relativity); expanded explanations, additional examples and exercises +Explores areas of contact between classical electrodynamics and quantum physics, such as electrostatic energy of nuclei, image charges as confinement mechanism for free electrons, magnetic monopoles, angular momentum in electromagnetic waves, radiation by atoms and nuclei, and lasers. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Vector Calculus. 2. Electrostatics. 3. The Boundary Value Problem. 4. Dielectrics. 5. Electric Energy. 6. The Theory of Special Relativity. 7.Vector Calculus in Spacetime. 8. Relativistic Electrodynamics. 9. Magnetostatics. 10. Electromagnetic Induction. 11. Magnetic Dipoles and Magnetic Materials. 12. Electromagnetic Waves. 13. Radiation by a Point Charge. 14.Radiation by a System of Charges. 15. Resonant Cavities and Waveguides. 16. Scattering and Diffraction. Appendixes. Bibliography. Answers to Even-Numbered Problems. Index.
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This book is a self contained course in electromagnetic theory suitable for senior physics and electrical engineering students as well as graduate students whose past has not prepared them well for books such as Jackson or Landau and Lifschitz. The text is liberally sprinkled with worked examples illustrating the application of the theory to various physical problems. This new edition features improved accuracy and readability, added and further clarified examples, plus additional sections on Schwarz-Christoffel mappings. Making the book more self sufficient, an appendix on orthogonal function expansions and the derivation of Bessel functions and Legendre polynomials as well as derivation of their generating functions are each included. The number of exercises has also been increased by 45 over the previous edition.
This book stresses the unity of electromagnetic theory with electric and magnetic fields developed in parallel. SI units are used throughout and considerable use is made of tensor notation and the Levi-Cevita symbol. To more closely display the parallelism, extensive use is made of the scalar magnetic potential particularly in dealing with the Laplace and Poisson equation. 85 worked problems illustrate the theory. Conformal mappings are dealt with in some detail. Relevant mathematical material is provided in appendices.
For information regarding Solutions Manual, please contact the author Jack Vanderlinde at: jvd@unb.ca or see "Related Links - Solution Manual".
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This book presents a fresh, original exposition of the foundations of classical electrodynamics in the tradition of the so-called metric-free approach. The fundamental structure of classical electrodynamics is described in the form of six axioms: (1) electric charge conservation, (2) existence of the Lorentz force, (3) magnetic flux conservation, (4) localization of electromagnetic energy-momentum, (5) existence of an electromagnetic spacetime relation, and (6) splitting of the electric current into material and external pieces.
The first four axioms require an arbitrary 4-dimensional differentiable manifold. The fifth axiom characterizes spacetime as the environment in which the electromagnetic field propagates — a research topic of considerable interest — and in which the metric tensor of spacetime makes its appearance, thus coupling electromagnetism and gravitation. Repeated emphasis is placed on interweaving the mathematical definitions of physical notions and the actual physical measurement procedures.
The tool for formulating the theory is the calculus of exterior differential forms, which is explained in sufficient detail, along with the corresponding computer algebra programs. Prerequisites for the reader include a knowledge of elementary electrodynamics (with Maxwell's equations), linear algebra and elementary vector analysis; some knowledge of differential geometry would help. Foundations of Classical Electrodynamics unfolds systematically at a level suitable for graduate students and researchers in mathematics, physics, and electrical engineering.
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New view on Classical Electrodynamics.......2005-01-16
The differential geometric method has been one of the most
fundamental tools for theoretical physicists since its first
introduction into special relativity (general relativity) by Albert
Einstein in 1905 (1915). Later it has been applied to many research
areas, such as fluid mechanics, elastomechanics, thermodynamics, solid
state physics, optics, electromagnetism, quantum field theory, etc.
As a distinctive feature of traditional classical electrodynamics,
this book rests on the metric-free integral formulation of the
conservation laws of electrodynamics as represented by exterior
differential forms. Therefore the book will be of great interest to
graduate students and researchers in mathematics and theoretical
physics who work in field theory and general relativity.
The book consists of five parts; a short list of references and an
author and a subject index are included. Every part ends with a list
of references. The authors begin in Part A, as an introductory
section, with an elementary presentation of exterior differential
forms. The necessary geometric concepts, needed to formulate
classical electrodynamics and gravitational theory in the language of
differential forms, are explained in Part A and in Part C, too. The
axioms of classical electrodynamics, the integral formulations of
electric charge and magnetic flux conservation, are presented in Part
B. Subsequently, the linear connection and the metric are introduced
in Part C. The general framework is completed in Part D by a specific
electrodynamic spacetime relation and in Part E by applying
electrodynamics to moving continua and to rotating and accelerating
observers, for instance.
Moreover, a computer algebra program is introduced in the book in
a simple way, and some cartoon drawings will add to the tedious
mathematics some humor. As to the exposition of the book, we are
impressed by illustrations and diagrams, which support our geometrical
insight. The mathematical abstraction and physical relevance are
displayed neatly and appropriately. It is concise and comprehensive
as an introductory textbook for graduate students and a complete
reference book for researchers.
Thus, there is no doubt that many specialists will be interested
in the book under review. The book proves to be a good scientific
resource for university libraries as well as for graduate students and
researchers working in mathematical physics, field theory, and general
relativity.
A metric-free approach to Classical Electrodynamics........2004-01-05
This is, in my opinion, the best book available on the foundations of Classical Electrodynamics. Using differential forms, the authors derive the two Maxwell equations (dF=0, dH=J) from four basic axioms in a metric-free approach. Only when two additional axioms are presented, the standard Maxwell-Lorentz theory in vacuum and in matter is developed by taking into account the metric structure of spacetime. Therefore, this framework allows for an almost trivial transition to the curved spacetime of general relativity. Moreover, the electromagnetic excitation H is considered as a microscopic field - whereas, conventionally, only the electromagnetic field strength F is considered as a truly microscopic field.
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