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Semiconductor Quantum Well Intermixing - Material Properties and Optoelectronic Applications (Paperback): J.T. Lie Semiconductor Quantum Well Intermixing - Material Properties and Optoelectronic Applications (Paperback)
J.T. Lie
R1,922 Discovery Miles 19 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Semiconductor Quantum Well Intermixing is an international collection of research results dealing with several aspects of the diffused quantum well (DFQW), ranging from Physics to materials and device applications. The material covered is the basic interdiffusion mechanisms of both cation and anion groups as well as the properties of band structure modifiations. Its comprehensive coverage of growth and pos-growth processing technologies along with its presentation of the various interesting and advanced features of the DFQW materials make this book an essential reference to the study of QW layer intermixing.

Electromagnetic Fields in Biological Systems (Hardcover): James C. Lin Electromagnetic Fields in Biological Systems (Hardcover)
James C. Lin
R5,108 Discovery Miles 51 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As wireless technology becomes more sophisticated and accessible to more users, the interactions of electromagnetic fields with biological systems have captured the interest not only of the scientific community but also the general public. Unintended or deleterious biological effects of electromagnetic fields and radiation may indicate grounds for health and safety precautions in their use. Spanning static fields to terahertz waves, Electromagnetic Fields in Biological Systems explores the range of consequences these fields have on the human body. With contributions by an array of experts, topics discussed include: Essential interactions and field coupling phenomena, highlighting their importance in research on biological effects and in scientific, industrial, and medical applications Electric field interactions in cells, focusing on ultrashort, pulsed high-intensity fields The effect of exposure to naturally occurring and human-made static, low-frequency, and pulsed magnetic fields in biological systems Dosimetry or coupling of extremely low frequency (ELF) fields into biological systems and the historical developments and recent trends in numerical dosimetry Mobile communication devices and the dosimetry or coupling of radiofrequency (RF) radiation into the human body Exposure and dosimetry associated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy Available data on the interaction of terahertz radiation with biological tissues, cells, organelles, and molecules There is great potential for communication, industrial, scientific, and medical use of electromagnetic fields and radiation. To help advance knowledge of the biological effects of such fields and to exploit their potential medical applications, this book highlights critical issues relating to their effects on living systems.

Electromagnetic Radiation in Analysis and Design of Organic Materials - Electronic and Biotechnology Applications (Paperback):... Electromagnetic Radiation in Analysis and Design of Organic Materials - Electronic and Biotechnology Applications (Paperback)
Dana Ortansa Dorohoi, Andreea Irina Barzic, Magdalena Aflori
R2,294 Discovery Miles 22 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Bridging condensed matter physics, photochemistry, photophysics, and materials science, Electromagnetic Radiation in Analysis and Design of Organic Materials: Electronic and Biotechnology Applications covers physical properties of materials in the presence of radiation from across the electromagnetic spectrum. It describes the optical, spectral, thermal, and morphological properties of a wide range of materials and their practical implications in electronic and biotechnologies. It discusses recent advances in the use of radiation in analysis of materials and design for advanced applications. The book contains experimental and theoretical issues that reflect the impact of radiation on materials characteristics highlighting their ease of analysis or adaptation for applications as optical filters, drug delivery systems, antimicrobial layers, amphetamine detectors, or liquid crystal displays.

Physics of Continuous Media - A Collection of Problems With Solutions for Physics Students (Paperback): G.E. Vekstein Physics of Continuous Media - A Collection of Problems With Solutions for Physics Students (Paperback)
G.E. Vekstein
R1,761 Discovery Miles 17 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This textbook is based on lectures and tutorials given for several years at the Physics Department of Novosibirsk State University. It is constructed as a set of problems followed by detailed solutions and may act as a complementary text for standard courses on the physics of continuous media.

Handbook of Spin Transport and Magnetism (Paperback): Evgeny Y. Tsymbal, Igor Zutic Handbook of Spin Transport and Magnetism (Paperback)
Evgeny Y. Tsymbal, Igor Zutic
R1,496 Discovery Miles 14 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the past several decades, the research on spin transport and magnetism has led to remarkable scientific and technological breakthroughs, including Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg's Nobel Prize-winning discovery of giant magnetoresistance (GMR) in magnetic metallic multilayers. Handbook of Spin Transport and Magnetism provides a comprehensive, balanced account of the state of the art in the field known as spin electronics or spintronics. It reveals how key phenomena first discovered in one class of materials, such as spin injection in metals, have been revisited decades later in other materials systems, including silicon, organic semiconductors, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and carefully engineered nanostructures. The first section of the book offers a historical and personal perspective of the field written by Nobel Prize laureate Albert Fert. The second section addresses physical phenomena, such as GMR, in hybrid structures of ferromagnetic and normal metals. The third section discusses recent developments in spin-dependent tunneling, including magnetic tunnel junctions with ferroelectric barriers. In the fourth section, the contributors look at how to control spin and magnetism in semiconductors. In the fifth section, they examine phenomena typically found in nanostructures made from metals, superconductors, molecular magnets, carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, and graphene. The final section covers novel spin-based applications, including advanced magnetic sensors, nonvolatile magnetoresistive random access memory, and semiconductor spin-lasers. The techniques and materials of spintronics have rapidly evolved in recent years, leading to vast improvements in hard drive storage and magnetic sensing. With extensive cross-references between chapters, this seminal handbook provides a complete guide to spin transport and magnetism across various classes of materials and structures.

Radio-Frequency Capacitive Discharges (Paperback): Yuri P. Raizer, Mikhail N. Shneider, Nikolai A. Yatsenko Radio-Frequency Capacitive Discharges (Paperback)
Yuri P. Raizer, Mikhail N. Shneider, Nikolai A. Yatsenko
R1,863 Discovery Miles 18 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first publication of its kind in the field, this book describes comprehensively and systematically radio-frequency (rf) capacitive gas discharges of intermediate and low pressure and their application to gas laser excitation and to plasma processing. Text presents the physics underlying rf discharges along with techniques for obtaining such discharges, experimental methods and results, and theoretical and numerical modeling findings. Radio-Frequency Capacitive Discharges is written by well-known specialists in the field, authors of many theoretical and experimental works. They provide simple and clear discussions of complicated physical phenomena. A complete review on the state of the art is included. This interesting new book can be used as a textbook for students and postgraduates and as a comprehensive guidebook by specialists.

Dynamic Fields and Waves (Hardcover): A. Norton Dynamic Fields and Waves (Hardcover)
A. Norton
R5,096 Discovery Miles 50 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the use of waves on strings and sound waves to illustrate the behaviour of waves. It shows how Albert Einstein overturned Newtonian physics and predicted startling new effects such as time dilation and length contraction for objects travelling at close to the speed of light.

Weak Neutral Currents - The Discovery Of The Electro-weak Force (Hardcover): David Cline Weak Neutral Currents - The Discovery Of The Electro-weak Force (Hardcover)
David Cline
R2,570 Discovery Miles 25 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book attempts to trace the key experimental developments that led to the discovery of weak neutral currents in 1973 and the W, Z bosons in 1983, all of the results of which culminated in the identification of the unified-electroweak force.

Spin Dependent Transport in Magnetic Nanostructures (Paperback): Sadamichi Maekawa, Teruya Shinjo Spin Dependent Transport in Magnetic Nanostructures (Paperback)
Sadamichi Maekawa, Teruya Shinjo
R1,862 Discovery Miles 18 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In magnetic systems of nano-meter size, the interplay between spin and charge of electrons provides unique transport phenomena. In magnetic superlattices, magnetic and non-magnetic metallic thin films with thickness of the order of one nano-meter are piled-up alternately. Since the discovery of giant magnetoresistance (GMR) in these superlattices in 1988, spin dependent transport phenomena in magnetic nanostructures have received much attention from both academic and technological points of view. Ferromagnetic tunnel junctions made of ferromagnetic metal electrodes and a very thin insulating barrier between them are also of current interest as magnetoresistive devices, where the tunneling current depends on the relative orientation of magnetization (TMR). In addition to magnetic superlattices and magnetic tunnel junctions, magnetic granular systems and magnetic dots have been studied extensively as magnetoresistive systems. Edited by two of the world's leading authorities, Spin Dependent Transport in Magnetic Nanostructures introduces and explains the basic physics and applications of a variety of spin-dependent transport phenomena in magnetic nanostructures with particular emphasis on magnetic multilayers and magnetic tunnel junctions.

Lagrangian Interaction - An Introduction To Relativistic Symmetry In Electrodynamics And Gravitation (Hardcover): Noel Doughty Lagrangian Interaction - An Introduction To Relativistic Symmetry In Electrodynamics And Gravitation (Hardcover)
Noel Doughty
R3,969 Discovery Miles 39 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is an introduction to Lagrangian mechanics, starting with Newtonian physics and proceeding to topics such as relativistic Lagrangian fields and Lagrangians in General Relativity, electrodynamics, Gauge theory, and relativistic gravitation. The mathematical notation used is introduced and explained as the book progresses, so it can be understood by students at the undergraduate level in physics or applied mathmatics, yet it is rigorous enough to serve as an introduction to the mathematics and concepts required for courses in relativistic quantum field theory and general relativity.

Gravitation and Gauge Symmetries (Hardcover): M. Blagojevic Gravitation and Gauge Symmetries (Hardcover)
M. Blagojevic
R5,406 Discovery Miles 54 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the course of the development of electromagnetic, weak and strong interactions, the concept of (internal) gauge invariance grew up and established itself as an unavoidable dynamical principle in particle physics. It is less known that the principle of equivalence, and the basic dynamical properties of the gravitational interaction can also be expressed as a (spacetime) gauge symmetry. Gravitation and Gauge Symmetries sheds light on the connection between the intrinsic structure of gravity and the principle of gauge invariance, which may lead to a consistent unified field theory. The first part of the book gives a systematic account of the structure of gravity as a theory based on spacetime gauge symmetries. Some basic properties of space, time, and gravity are reviewed in the first, introductory chapter. The next chapter deals with elements of global Poincar nd conformal symmetries, which are necessary for the exposition of their localizations; the structure of the corresponding gauge theories of gravity is explored in chapters 3 and 4. Then, in chapters 5 and 6, we present the basic features of the constrained Hamiltonian of Poincar auge theory, discuss the relation between gauge symmetries and conservation laws, and introduce the concept of gravitational energy and other conserved quantities. The second part of the book explores the most promising attempts to build a unified field theory containing gravity, on the basis of the gauge principle. The author presents the possibility to constrict the theory of gravity as a nonlinear field theory in flat spacetime. The final chapters yield an exposition of the ideas of supersymmetry and supergravity, Kaluza-Klein theory, and string theory. Gravitation and Gauge Symmetries will be of interest to postgraduate students and researchers in gravitation, high energy physics and mathematical physics.

Spark - The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life (Hardcover): Timothy J. Jorgensen Spark - The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life (Hardcover)
Timothy J. Jorgensen
R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A fresh look at electricity and its powerful role in life on Earth When we think of electricity, we likely imagine the energy humming inside our home appliances or lighting up our electronic devices-or perhaps we envision the lightning-streaked clouds of a stormy sky. But electricity is more than an external source of power, heat, or illumination. Life at its essence is nothing if not electrical. The story of how we came to understand electricity's essential role in all life is rooted in our observations of its influences on the body-influences governed by the body's central nervous system. Spark explains the science of electricity from this fresh, biological perspective. Through vivid tales of scientists and individuals-from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk-Timothy Jorgensen shows how our views of electricity and the nervous system evolved in tandem, and how progress in one area enabled advancements in the other. He explains how these developments have allowed us to understand-and replicate-the ways electricity enables the body's essential functions of sight, hearing, touch, and movement itself. Throughout, Jorgensen examines our fascination with electricity and how it can help or harm us. He explores a broad range of topics and events, including the Nobel Prize-winning discoveries of the electron and neuron, the history of experimentation involving electricity's effects on the body, and recent breakthroughs in the use of electricity to treat disease. Filled with gripping adventures in scientific exploration, Spark offers an indispensable look at electricity, how it works, and how it animates our lives from within and without.

Organic Field-Effect Transistors (Hardcover): Jason Locklin Organic Field-Effect Transistors (Hardcover)
Jason Locklin; Contributions by Hoichang Yang, Takao Someya, Gilles Horowitz, Vitaly Podzorov, …
R6,029 Discovery Miles 60 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The remarkable development of organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) has led to their emerging use in active matrix flat-panel displays, radio frequency identification cards, and sensors. Exploring one class of OTFTs, Organic Field-Effect Transistors provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary survey of the present theory, charge transport studies, synthetic methodology, materials characterization, and current applications of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). Covering various aspects of OFETs, the book begins with a theoretical description of charge transport in organic semiconductors at the molecular level. It then discusses the current understanding of charge transport in single-crystal devices, small molecules and oligomers, conjugated polymer devices, and charge injection issues in organic transistors. After describing the design rationales and synthetic methodologies used for organic semiconductors and dielectric materials, the book provides an overview of a variety of characterization techniques used to probe interfacial ordering, microstructure, molecular packing, and orientation crucial to device performance. It also describes the different processing techniques for molecules deposited by vacuum and solution, followed by current technological examples that employ OTFTs in their operation. Featuring respected contributors from around the world, this thorough, up-to-date volume presents both the theory behind OFETs and the latest applications of this promising technology.

Electrostatic Discharge (Hardcover): Kenneth L. Kaiser Electrostatic Discharge (Hardcover)
Kenneth L. Kaiser
R3,934 Discovery Miles 39 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In chapters culled from the popular and critically acclaimed Electromagnetic Compatibility Handbook, Electrostatic Discharge provides a tightly focused, convenient, and affordable reference for those interested primarily in this subset of topics. Author Kenneth L. Kaiser demystifies electrostatic discharge and explains the source and limitations of the approximations, guidelines, models, and rules-of-thumb used in this field. The material is presented in a unique question-and-answer format that gets straight to the heart of each topic. The book includes numerous examples and uses Mathcad to generate all of the figures and many solutions to equations. In many cases, the entire Mathcad program is provided.

Electrostatics 2003 (Hardcover): Morgan Electrostatics 2003 (Hardcover)
Morgan
R3,225 Discovery Miles 32 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Modern electrostatics impact a diverse range of fields, from micromachines and microsystems to the development of protective clothing for the electronics manufacturing industry. Electrostatics 2003 provides coverage on applications of electrostatics in various areas of physics and technology. It also presents recent research and developments in electrostatics. The book provides an overview of the latest advances in electrostatics, covering areas such as new measurement, testing, and characterization techniques; instrumentation design; numerical modeling; electrostatics hazards; and the applications of electrostatics in the environment. This book is an authoritative reference for all scientists and engineers researching techniques and applications of electrostatics.

Electromagnetic and Optical Pulse Propagation 2 - Temporal Pulse Dynamics in Dispersive, Attenuative Media (Hardcover, 2009... Electromagnetic and Optical Pulse Propagation 2 - Temporal Pulse Dynamics in Dispersive, Attenuative Media (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Kurt E. Oughstun
R7,331 Discovery Miles 73 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Electromagnetic & Optical Pulse Propagation presents a detailed, systematic treatment of the time-domain electromagnetics with application to the propagation of transient electromagnetic fields (including ultrawideband signals and ultrashort pulses) in homogeneous, isotropic media which exhibit both temporal frequency dispersion and attenuation. The development is mathematically rigorous with strict adherence to the fundamental physical principle of causality. Approximation methods are based upon mathematically well-defined asymptotic techniques that are based upon the saddle point method. A detailed description is given of the asymptotic expansions used. Meaningful exercises are given throughout the text to help the reader s understanding of the material, making the book a useful graduate level text in electromagnetic wave theory for both physics, electrical engineering and materials science programs. Both students and researchers alike will obtain a better understanding of time domain electromagnetics as it applies to electromagnetic radiation and wave propagation theory with applications to ground and foliage penetrating radar, medical imaging, communications, and the health and safety issues associated with ultrawideband pulsed fields.

Volume 2 presents a detailed asymptotic description of plane wave pulse propagation in dielectric, conducting, and semiconducting materials as described by the classical Lorentz model of dielectric resonance, the Rocard-Powles-Debys model of orientational polarization, and the Drude model of metals. The rigorous description of the signal velocity of a pulse in a dispersive material is presented in connection with the question of superluminal pulse propagation."

Nuclear Fusion - Half a Century of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research (Hardcover): C.M. Braams, P. E Stott Nuclear Fusion - Half a Century of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research (Hardcover)
C.M. Braams, P. E Stott
R3,934 Discovery Miles 39 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fusion research started over half a century ago. Although the task remains unfinished, the end of the road could be in sight if society makes the right decisions. Nuclear Fusion: Half a Century of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research is a careful, scholarly account of the course of fusion energy research over the past fifty years. The authors outline the different paths followed by fusion research from initial ignorance to present understanding. They explore why a particular scheme would not work and why it was more profitable to concentrate on the mainstream tokamak development. The book features descriptive sections, in-depth explanations of certain physical and technical issues, scientific terms, and an extensive glossary that explains relevant abbreviations and acronyms.

Applications of Silicon-Germanium Heterostructure Devices (Hardcover): C.K. Maiti, G.A. Armstrong Applications of Silicon-Germanium Heterostructure Devices (Hardcover)
C.K. Maiti, G.A. Armstrong
R7,167 Discovery Miles 71 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first book to deal with the design and optimization of transistors made from strained layers, Applications of Silicon-Germanium Heterostructure Devices combines three distinct topics-technology, device design and simulation, and applications-in a comprehensive way. Important aspects of the book include key technology issues for the growth of strained layers, background theory of the HBT, how device simulation can be used to predict the optimum HBT device structure for a particular application such as cryogenics, compact SiGe-HBT models for RF applications and the SPICE parameter extraction, and strategies for the enhancement of the high-frequency performance of heterojunction field effect transistors (HFETs) using MOSFET or MODFET structures. The book also covers the design and application of optoelectronic devices and assesses how SiGe technology competes with other alternative technologies in the RF wireless communications marketplace.

Lightning Physics and Lightning Protection (Hardcover): Eduard M. Bazelyan, Yuri P. Raizer Lightning Physics and Lightning Protection (Hardcover)
Eduard M. Bazelyan, Yuri P. Raizer
R6,572 Discovery Miles 65 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Lightning Physics and Lightning Protection presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of lightning, including its hazards and protection techniques. The authors first discuss the effectiveness of conventional protective measures, supply technical advice and practical recommendations, and explore the prospects for the preventive control of a lightning leader, followed by a discussion of the initiation of a leader and return stroke and subsequent components. After including measurements useful for understanding lightning and its effects, the book describes the mechanism of lightning discharge processes. It then examines the effects of large aircraft, high-voltage lines, and other high-altitude constructions on lightning trajectory and leader attraction. The book concludes by studying the action of lightning's electrical and magnetic fields and the lightning current on industrial premises, power transmission lines, underground communications, aircraft and their electrical circuits, and the induction of a dangerous overvoltage. A clear, straightforward, and systematic presentation of complicated material, Lightning Physics and Lightning Protection provides deep insight into the physics of lightning, simple analytical estimates, and a detailed illustration of effects by computer simulation, making this resource essential for those who investigate lightning phenomena and who have to solve practical protection problems.

Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials - 1999 Proceedings of the Institute of Physics Conference held 22-25 March 1999,... Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials - 1999 Proceedings of the Institute of Physics Conference held 22-25 March 1999, University of Oxford, UK (Hardcover)
A.G. Cullis, R. Beanland
R14,111 Discovery Miles 141 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With IC technology continuing to advance, the analysis of very small structures remains critically important. Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials provides an overview of advances in semiconductor studies using microscopy. The book explores the use of transmission and scanning electron microscopy, ultrafine electron probes, and EELS to investigate semiconducting structures. It also covers specimen preparation using focused ion beam milling and advances in microscopy techniques using different types of scanning probes, such as AFM, STM, and SCM. In addition, the book discusses a range of materials, from finished devices to partly processed materials and structures, including nanoscale wires and dots.
This volume provides an authoritative reference for all academics and researchers in materials science, electrical and electronic engineering and instrumentation, and condensed matter physics.

Permanent Magnetism (Hardcover): J.M.D. Coey Permanent Magnetism (Hardcover)
J.M.D. Coey
R8,049 Discovery Miles 80 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the first books to approach magnetism from a metal physics perspective, Permanent Magnetism presents research ideas that are being translated into commercial reality for ferrite and Nd-Fe-B magnets, and follows the discovery of interstitial, intermetallic materials. Written by well-known authors, the book contains a comprehensive yet concise treatment of the fundamental theory underlying permanent magnetism and illustrates applications with modern, permanent magnetic materials, including ceramics and intermetallic compounds. Each chapter contains worked examples to reinforce applications and the appendices include detailed mathematics and tabular data on material properties.

Radar Imaging of Airborne Targets - A Primer for Applied Mathematicians and Physicists (Hardcover): Brett Borden Radar Imaging of Airborne Targets - A Primer for Applied Mathematicians and Physicists (Hardcover)
Brett Borden
R5,071 Discovery Miles 50 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Radar-based imaging of aircraft targets is a topic that continues to attract a lot of attention, particularly since these imaging methods have been recognized to be the foundation of any successful all-weather non-cooperative target identification technique. Traditional books in this area look at the topic from a radar engineering point of view. Consequently, the basic issues associated with model error and image interpretation are usually not addressed in any substantive fashion. Moreover, applied mathematicians frequently find it difficult to read the radar engineering literature because it is jargon-laden and device specific, meaning that the skills most applicable to the problem's solution are rarely applied. Enabling an understanding of the subject and its current mathematical research issues, Radar Imaging of Airborne Targets: A Primer for Applied Mathematicians and Physicists presents the issues and techniques associated with radar imaging from a mathematical point of view rather than from an instrumentation perspective. The book concentrates on scattering issues, the inverse scattering problem, and the approximations that are usually made by practical algorithm developers. The author also explains the consequences of these approximations to the resultant radar image and its interpretation, and examines methods for reducing model-based error.

Electrostatics 1999, Proceedings of the 10th INT  Conference, Cambridge, UK, 28-31 March 1999 (Hardcover): D.M. Taylor Electrostatics 1999, Proceedings of the 10th INT Conference, Cambridge, UK, 28-31 March 1999 (Hardcover)
D.M. Taylor
R6,138 Discovery Miles 61 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Electrostatics 1999: Proceedings of the 10th INT Conference, Cambridge, UK, 28-31 March 1999 provides an overview of recent research in electrostatics and an insight into the multifarious applications for electrostatics in industry. This comprehensive reference is ideal for researchers in physics, chemistry, and engineering who work in electrostatic research and technology.

Electrical Phenomena at Interfaces - Fundamentals: Measurements, and Applications (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Hiroyuki Ohshima Electrical Phenomena at Interfaces - Fundamentals: Measurements, and Applications (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Hiroyuki Ohshima
R10,428 Discovery Miles 104 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Revising, updating and expanding information on developments since the late 1980s, the second edition of this work presents practical, fundamental material on interfacial electric phenomena in acqueous and nonaqueous systems, as well as their relation to colloid stability. The book includes 15 additional chapters that reflect collaborative efforts with new experts in the field.

Classical Electrodynamics (Hardcover): Julian Schwinger, Lester L. Deraad Jr., Kimball Milton, Wu-Yang Tsai Classical Electrodynamics (Hardcover)
Julian Schwinger, Lester L. Deraad Jr., Kimball Milton, Wu-Yang Tsai
R3,365 Discovery Miles 33 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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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