Electromagnetic Processes in Dispersive Media - Hardcover

Melrose, D. B.; McPhedran, R. C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521410258 ISBN 13: 9780521410250

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This text presents a systematic discussion of electromagnetic waves and radiation processes in a wide variety of media. The treatment, taken from the field of plasma physics, is based on the dielectric tensor; the authors unify approaches used in plasma physics and astrophysics on the one hand and in optics on the other. Necessary mathematical tools, such as tensor algebra, Fourier transforms, and distributions, are included in Part One. Parts Two, Three, and Four cover the properties of media, the properties of waves in various media, and the general theory of emission processes, such as multipole emission, bremsstrahlung, and cyclotron emission. Part Five is at a more advanced level and covers specific emission processes in greater detail.

About this title

Book Description:

This is an advanced text on electromagnetic theory, presenting a systematic discussion of electromagnetic waves and radiation processes in a wide variety of media. The treatment, taken from the field of plasma physics, is based on the dielectric tensor, and this permits the discussion of media outside the scope of the usual approach adopted in most textbooks on electromagnetism.

Review:

"...a wonderful book, carefully designed, written, typed, and presented in an elegant, flawless edition. I believe that it will produce a very positive reaction from all the members of the electromagnetics community and attract them into adopting it for classroom use and as a research reference." George A. Tsihrintzis, Optics & Photonics News

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0521410258
• ISBN 13: 9780521410250
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432