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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146074703321

Autore

Lindell Ismo V.

Titolo

Differential forms in electromagnetics / / Ismo V. Lindell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Piscataway, New Jersey : , : IEEE Press, , c2004

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2005]

ISBN

1-280-55709-5

9786610557097

0-471-72308-8

0-471-72309-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 PDF ([xv], 253 pages) : illustrations

Collana

IEEE Press series on electromagnetic wave theory ; ; 27

Disciplina

537/.0151

Soggetti

Electromagnetism - Mathematics

Differential forms

Electricity & Magnetism

Physics

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Multivectors -- Dyadic algebra -- Differential forms -- Electromagnetic fields and sources -- Medium, boundary, and power conditions -- Theorems and transformations -- Electromagnetic waves.

Sommario/riassunto

An introduction to multivectors, dyadics, and differential forms for electrical engineers While physicists have long applied differential forms to various areas of theoretical analysis, dyadic algebra is also the most natural language for expressing electromagnetic phenomena mathematically. George Deschamps pioneered the application of differential forms to electrical engineering but never completed his work. Now, Ismo V. Lindell, an internationally recognized authority on differential forms, provides a clear and practical introduction to replacing classical Gibbsian vector calculus with the mathematical formalism of differential forms. In Differential Forms in Electromagnetics, Lindell simplifies the notation and adds memory aids in order to ease the reader's leap from Gibbsian analysis to differential



forms, and provides the algebraic tools corresponding to the dyadics of Gibbsian analysis that have long been missing from the formalism. He introduces the reader to basic EM theory and wave equations for the electromagnetic two-forms, discusses the derivation of useful identities, and explains novel ways of treating problems in general linear (bi-anisotropic) media. Clearly written and devoid of unnecessary mathematical jargon, Differential Forms in Electromagnetics helps engineers master an area of intense interest for anyone involved in research on metamaterials.