Classical Electrodynamics Third Edition

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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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Excellent book for beginning graduate students
The former review is for the wrong book.
Challenging but well worth the effort for motivated students

Classical Electromagnetic Radiation
Mark A. Heald , and Jerry B. Marion
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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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Nondestructive Evaluation 101 and why I like it so much!

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Nondestructive Evaluation 101 and why I like it so much!.......2002-06-27

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Classical Electrodynamics (The Advanced Book Program)

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Only maths
Bridges the gap
Impenetrable
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The physics and mathematics of electrodynamics

Classical Electrodynamics (The Advanced Book Program)
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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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A rigorous look at E&M, with all the steps included

Classical Theory of Electromagnetism
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The topics treated in this book are essentially those that a graduate student of physics or electrical engineering should be familiar with in classical electromagnetism. Each topic is analyzed in detail, and each new concept is explained with examples.

The text is self-contained and oriented toward the student. It is concise and yet very detailed in mathematical calculations; the equations are explicitly derived, which is of great help to students and allows them to concentrate more on the physics concepts, rather than spending too much time on mathematical derivations. The introduction of the theory of special relativity is always a challenge in teaching electromagnetism, and this topic is considered with particular care. The value of the book is increased by the inclusion of a large number of exercises.

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A rigorous look at E&M, with all the steps included.......1999-12-14

In the introduction, DiBartolo notes that one of the motivations for the style of this book comes from the well known hatred students have for the common use of the "it can be shown" phrase in physics textbooks. This book responds to this complaint with a vengance; the derivations are provided in lavish detail, with so few mathematical steps between lines that one can literally read along them. As far as a general level of the text book, it is aimed at first year graduate students, and is fairly comprehensive.

Classical Electricity and Magnetism: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics)

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The best graduate level text available for Electrodynamics
Emphasizes physical understanding
Panofsky E&M 2nd Edition

Classical Electricity and Magnetism: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics)
Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky , and Melba Phillips
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Compact and precise, this text offers advanced undergraduates and graduate students a diverse selection of topics: the electrostatic field in vacuum; general methods for the solution of potential problems; radiation reaction and covariant formulation of the conservation laws of electrodynamics; and numerous other subjects. 119 figures. 10 tables. 1962 edition.

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The best graduate level text available for Electrodynamics.......2007-07-31

I'm so thrilled to see that this book is back in print. It is vastly superior to the standard text (Jackson) used in most graduate physics programs. The explanations are concise but clear; and they help the student develop good physical insight. My only real criticism of this book is that the mathematical notation is a bit unwieldy, but it's used consistently throughout the entire text so that's not really a problem after you get through the first couple of chapters and get used to it. If you could have only one graduate level E & M book, this would be the one to get.

Emphasizes physical understanding.......2007-02-15

I am writing this review to balance the review by the dissatisfied student. Do not believe it. Panofsky and Phillips is one of the great graduate level books on classical electrodynamics. It is comparable in level and quality to Landau and Lifshitz and to Jackson. As the student reveiwer implies it may be a bit less concise and somewhat more talkative than those two, but the explanations given are often profund and can be of great value to the serious, mature, and literate student. This book really belongs to a decent library on electromagnetism.

Panofsky E&M 2nd Edition.......2006-11-03

Book is more about "words" than it is about math. YOu need to have a book like Jackson, or Griffiths to complement this book. To be honest, I hate it and don't use it. I like Jackson better. Makes assumptions with no proof.

Classical Electrodynamics (Classical Theoretical Physics)

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More Careless Typos and Mistakes
A good book but the English version has many errors.
Excellent text of electromagnetics.
Best reference for students as well as for researchers.
Perfect electrodynamics text for advanced learners.

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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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Makes Jackson seem like Casey Stengel
classical electromagnetism
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Classical Electromagnetism
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Classical Electromagnetism is built for readers who want to learn about the theory of electricity and magnetism. The text starts in historical order, moving through Coulomb's law and the magnetic law of Biot-Savart to Maxwell's unification of physics. Author Jerrold Franklin carefully develops each stage of the theory without oversimplifying. Throughout, he demonstrates how key principles can be defined on a more fundamental basis to enhance reader understanding. The mathematics and physics are unified so that readers learn the material in the context of real physics applications. Foundations of Electrostatics, Further Development of Electrostatics, Methods of Solution in Electrostatics, Spherical and Cylindrical Coordinates, Green's Functions, Electrostatics in Matter, Magnetostatics, Magnetization and Ferromagnetism, Time Varying Fields, Maxwell's Equations, Electromagnetic Plane Waves, Wave Guides and Cavities, Electromagnetic Radiation and Scattering, Special Relativity, The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies For all readers interested in learning about the theory of electricity and magnetism.

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Makes Jackson seem like Casey Stengel.......2006-01-31

I'm a physics grad student who has been struggling with J.D. Jackson's book for a semester now. In my endless search for anything and everything to help explain Jackson's 'explanations,' I came across this fantastic book at the library. Very new, published February 2005, and quite up to date. His explanations are exceedingly clear, derivations easy to follow (though not watered down any), and mathematics precise. He covers all the standard topics- Green's functions, Legendre and Bessel equations, gauge transformations, waveguides, ... all the stuff at the heart of any grad-level E&M course. He even does so at the level of Jackson. But somehow he manages to avoid the 13 pages of math for each concept that Jackson introduces.

I'd strongly recommend this book to any fellow student, whether seeing the material for the first time or studying for quals. You should note, however, that Franklin chooses to use cgs throughout (something which I appreciate- I share his view that SI bogs down the equations and theories in E&M). For what it's worth...

classical electromagnetism.......2005-10-19

Initially, Franklin introduces each topic in the most general way, and proceeds to explain the "special cases," so as not to overwhelm the learner immediately.
His approach is quite straightforward, which helps one to gain an understanding of the underlying principles without being drowned by unnecessary information.

Excellent Text .......2005-09-06

Put it this way, I was a student of Professor Franklin, the author.

Ch1. Introduces electrostatics from Coulomb's law and goes on to review vectors and vector calculus. Although I think some of this can be condensed since the book is intended for graduate students, you can really get some insight from it. See for example the derivation of Gauss's law from Coulomb's law, I have not seen like it before.

Ch2. Further introduces the potential, the dipoles, and quadrupoles. The treatment of dipoles is superb.

Ch3&4. Now the solution methods to the various classic electrostatic problems starts. So, the Method of Images is introduced, and solutions of various rectangular, spherical, and cylindrical problems are shown. I think about 10 more pages are needed on Spherical Harmonics and Bessel Functions to be thorough. Several 'difficult' problems should also put at the end of the chapter for those who just want to see them. The section on Green's funcions should be pushed back to the next chapter.

Ch5. The treatment of Green's functions should definitely be changed. This chapter needs about 10 more pages of explanation and about 2 to 3 fully worked examples.

Ch6. Now the subject of electrostatics in matter is treated. Although I understood it and liked it, I still think it needs 2 to 3 more pages.

Ch7&8. Now Magnetism is introduced. A few more diagrams of where each vector is pointing to are absolutely needed! I loved his introduction of the magnetic scalar potential and the various ways it can be used, I simply haven't seen like it! The subject of magnetism in matter is good, but a several more pages can make it even better.

Ch9. Electriciy and Magnetism are now unified and Maxwell's equations are introduced in a unique way. Again a few more diagrams and an example or two of how Maxwell's stress tensor is used are also needed.

Ch10&11. E&M waves are now shown. The treatment of skin depth needs to be more thorough.

Ch12. I think the subject of wave guides and cavities are is well done for most purposes, but to be complete, more pages/applications on the subject can make it a reference.

Ch13. Again here about 5 pages on EM radiation can make it better.

Ch14. Relativity is treated in a unique way, different than what I have seen before. I personally prefer what I was used to.

Ch15&16. The EM of moving bodies and where E&M fits in the modern world is shown (I haven't studied this carefully to say more).

There are a few typos but not critical at all.

Finally, 'difficult' problems should be added to the end of chapter problems for those who want to do them and those who just want to see them.

I should also mention that Franklin uses Gaussian units through the whole book which is nice (mixing SI and Gaussian for students make learning 10 times harder!)

Although the book deserves 4 stars as it stands now, I gave it 5 because I can potentially replace Jackson or at least make Jackson very easy.

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Disappointing...

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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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