- Hardcover: 592 pages
- Publisher: Perseus Books; illustrated edition edition (21 Aug 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0738200565
- ISBN-13: 978-0738200569
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 22.9 x 3.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 466,358 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
There are literally dozens of books out there on, say, quantum mechanics, but when one tries to find a suitable book for advanced electrodynamics, the list of possible titles is very short: Jackson at the lead and Griffiths coming in second. That's probably because so few people are aware of Schwinger's text, in which the Nobel laurate physicists combines his unrivaled elegance with his physical insights and talent for teaching. The result is this first rate advanced electrodynamics text. The text introduces the reader to all of the standard topics of classical electrodynamics: electrostatics, electrodynamics, maxwell's equations, radiation and relativity are all treated lucidly in this marvelous compendium. The amount of attention paid to mathematical detail is excellent, which is really one of the reasons electrodynamics is taught and a good motivation to buy this book. The general layout is also very user-friendly and all of the chapters are described briefly at the preface, along with suggestions as to what chapters you should read based on your objectives. All-in-all an enjoyable read!
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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful
One of the best advanced books about electrodynamics
10 Dec 1999
Format:Hardcover
Schwinger's book about electrodynamics is a book that in my opinion is better and also more advanced then Jackson's Electrodynamics. One may call Schwingers introduction of the magnetic charge an annoyance, but in my opinion, he is making an excellent point about how physics should be done: open-minded and always marking where gaps might be, that needs to be filled later. In this respect he is not just teaching electrodynamics but rather how to think like a physicist. It has the benefit that one starts to question the validity of every equation and concept presented to verify it upon its correctness. This approach is a very good one and unfortunately not seen to often in many books in physics. Schwinger is indeed an exception and his book on top of everything covers more then Jackson as well. So, it is a highly recommended book.
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
The physics and mathematics of electrodynamics
9 May 2000
Format:Hardcover
This is a concise, clear, and coherent account of advanced classical electrodynamics. The equation density is higher than in most books. Mostly this means that intermediate steps of the many illuminating calculations of the book are included. Many interesting topics not normally included in this type of book are included. A lot of the mathematics needed is developed in detail. I recommed it strongly to both teachers and advanced students of the subject.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
A combination of Jackson and Landau
13 Nov 2007
Format:Hardcover
You can learn from Jackson's book mastering the special functions but have less compact idea about the principle of action in electrodynamics, which is nicely covered in Landau's classic book. Schwinger's book have both for you. Besides, Schwinger has the best way of introducing the special functions. This is a nice book on both math and physics. Should be used for standard textbook.
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