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Record Nr.

UNINA9910366587503321

Autore

Papachristou Costas J

Titolo

Introduction to Electromagnetic Theory and the Physics of Conducting Solids / / by Costas J. Papachristou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-30996-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 246 p. 96 illus.)

Disciplina

530.141

Soggetti

Electrical engineering

Electrodynamics

Condensed matter

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Classical Electrodynamics

Condensed Matter Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part A: The physics of conducting solids -- Atoms, molecules, and crystals -- Electrical conductivity of solids -- Distribution of energy -- Part B: Electromagnetic fields and waves -- Elements of field theory.-Static electric fields -- Electric current -- Static magnetic fields -- Static electric and magnetic fields in matter -- Time-dependent electromagnetic fields -- Electromagnetic waves -- Appendix A -- Appendix B.-Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book consists of two parts. Part A (Chapters 1-3) is an introduction to the physics of conducting solids, while Part B (Chapters 4-10) is an introduction to the theory of electromagnetic fields and waves. The book is intended to introduce the student to classical electrodynamics and, at the same time, to explain in simple terms the quantum theory of conducting substances – in particular, the solid ones. Excessive mathematical proof is avoided as much as possible, in favor of pedagogical efficiency at an introductory level. The theory of vector fields is briefly discussed in a separate chapter, helping the student cope with the mathematical challenges of Maxwell's theory.



The book serves as a primary source for a sophomore-level electromagnetics course in an electronics-oriented engineering program, but it can also be used as a secondary (tutorial) source for an intermediate-level course in electrodynamics for physicists and engineers. The content is based on the author’s lecture notes for his sophomore-level Physics course at the Hellenic Naval Academy.