Lectures on Classical Electrodynamics

These lecture notes cover classical electrodynamics at the level of advanced undergraduates or postgraduates. There is a strong emphasis on the general features of the electromagnetic field and, in particular, on the properties of electromagnetic radiation. It offers a comprehensive and detailed, as well as self-contained, account of material that can be covered in a one-semester course for students with a solid undergraduate knowledge of basic electricity and magnetism.Contents:

Maxwell's Equations
Electromagnetic Pulses
Lorentz Transformation
3+1–Dimensional Notation
Action, Reaction — Interaction
Retarded Potentials
Radiation Fields
Spectral Properties of Radiation
Time-Dependent Spectral Distribution
Synchrotron Radiation
Scattering
Diffraction



Readership: Advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in classical electrodynamics.
Key Features:


The presentation does not skip the technical details which renders the book particularly well-suited for the self-studying student