Electrodynamics

This second edition text is a thorough update of the 2004 first edition. Muller-Kirsten (U. of Kaiserslautern, Germany) is a seasoned textbook writer who takes pains to present material clearly and logically. He begins with "What is electrodynamics?" Subsequent chapters discuss basic aspects, applications, and macroscopic electrostitics; magnetostatics; the Maxwell equations; applications to coils, circuits, and transmission lines; electromagnetic waves; optic laws and diffraction; wave guides and resonators; propagation of radio waves in the ionosphere; the Lagrange formalism for the electromagnetic field; the gauge covariant Schrodinger equation and the Aharono-Bohn effect, among other topics. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)