| Theory of Electromagnetic Pulses Contributor(s): Lekner, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1643270192 ISBN-13: 9781643270197 Publisher: Iop Concise Physics OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Electricity - Science | Physics - Electromagnetism - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational |
| Series: Iop Concise Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 7" W x 10" (0.41 lbs) 100 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This short monograph presents the theory of electromagnetic pulses in a simple and physical way. All pulses discussed are exact solutions of the Maxwell equations, and have finite energy, momentum and angular momentum. There are five chapters: on Fundamentals, Solutions of the Wave Equation, Electromagnetic Pulses, Angular Momentum, and Lorentz Transformations. Nine Appendices cover mathematical or associated aspects, such as chiral measures of electromagnetic fields. The subject matter is restricted to free-space classical electrodynamics, but contact is made with quantum theory in proofs that causal pulses are equivalent to superpositions of photons. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lekner, John: - John Lekner is Emeritus Professor of theoretical physics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. After an MSc at the University of Auckland and PhD at the University of Chicago, he taught at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, where he was also Fellow and Tutor in Physics at Emmanuel College. He has worked in statistical physics, electromagnetism, quantum theory and theory of fluids. He is the author of 150 papers and of the book Theory of Reflection (2ed, Springer 2016). |
