Physics of Classical Electromagnetism

Steady Electric Currents.- Steady Electric Currents.- Electrostatics.- Electrostatic Fields.- The Gauss Theorem.- The Laplace-Poisson Equations.- The Legendre Expansion of Potentials.- Electromagnetism.- The Ampère Law.- Magnetic Induction.- Scalar and Vector Potentials.- Inductances and Magnetic Energies.- Time-Dependent Currents.- Electromagnetic Waves.- Transmission Lines.- The Maxwell Equations.- Electromagnetic Radiation.- The Special Theory of Relativity.- Waves and Boundary Problems.- Guided Waves.- Coherent Waves and Radiation Quanta.- Waveguide Transmission.- Resonant Cavities.- Electronic Excitation of Cavity Oscillations.- Dielectric and Magnetic Responses in Resonant Electromagnetic Fields.- Laser Oscillations, Phase Coherence, and Photons.

Minoru Fujimoto is retired Professor of Physics at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

From the reviews:



"There are quite a large number of works that discuss electromagnetics from a mathematical/engineering perspective. Fujimoto (Univ. of Guelph) tries to present a slightly different approach, focusing on understanding the physics of electromagnetics ... . Every chapter starts with a physical observation and continues with a general theorem/conclusion. ... Addition of higher-quality illustrations and figures would improve the visual aspects of the book, and end-of-the-chapter problems would help students. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (B. Kordi, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008)

"In Physics of Classical Electromagnetism, Minoru Fujimoto presents basic electromagnetism with an overview of current problems in high-frequency physics. ... The mathematical details are provided in the appendix. A list of references and index are also included. The book is intended for students of physics and engineering at undergraduate levels, and should also serve as a reference for graduate students and researchers." (Reva Garg, Optics and Photonics News, December, 2007)

"'Physics of classical electromagnetism' by Minoru Fujimoto is a comprehensive and pedagogically well organized textbook for both the undergraduate and graduate students in physics and electrical engineering. It provides a modern approach in treating a broad variety of subjects in the field of classical electrodynamics ... ." (Vladimir Cadez, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1163, 2009)