Principles of Electrodynamics be ALEKSEY N. MATVEYEV i Moscow Site Uiveity Moscow, USSR arliton ator LEON F.>LANDOVITZ Yeshiva Usiveriy New York N.Y. | PAEROAD mDUSTFIg GE SantanoeR | Nov Ganonooy | %e | sue 1 NEW VOR Reinhold Publishing Corporation CHAPMAN @ HALL, LTD., LONDON.Coie @ 1968 by EINHOLD PUBUSHING CORPORATION Allis reserved Library of Congres Cato Cad Nunber65:20272 Tine te United Sater of Amece “ante by Sept Tel ne Translation Editor's Preface leotsomagneti forces are probably the best understood of al the foroes| jn nature and are vital to any thorough understanding of macroscopic processes, Thus, it i imperative that the physicist or engineer be intro— ‘duced to the fundamental principles underlying our knowledge of these ores at an early stage of his edueation. “In this book, we bave «clear, concise introduction, on the intermediate level, ofall the tools nesessary to handle the most important problems in clecttodynemics, with emphasis on tho experimental basis of significant phenomena, ‘The book is divided into three parts: Phenomenological Elec- frodynamies, Eleotron ‘Theory, and the Theory of Relativity. ‘The fst ‘oro pars prevent Maxwell's Equations end thelr consequences, rst intro~ ducing phenomenological parameters to daseribo the behavior of material ‘media and then deriving them from a more fundamental mieroscopi view. “Eintein through his Theory of Relativity, made possible a beautiful uni fnation of electric and magoetic phenomena. Therefore, a discussion of ‘the historical background which led to Einstein's theory, its fundamental ‘eoneepts, and their far-reaching consequences may be found in the last part of this text. Principles of Mleclrodymanies, then, fs the need for 8 Somewhat more advanced text on elearcity and magnetism which does ‘hot assume great mathematical sophistication, but which dees emphasize ‘tho basi paysies. "The changes from the original Russian are minor. Mainly, they consist of either elariations of statements which could be misinterpreted by thewi Translation Editor's Preface ‘unwary, or expansions of eortain points which the author has not devel- ‘oped in detail because of the mathematical level assumed but whieh ean, be handled quite adequately by the Americen undergraduate, xox F. Lanpovine Contents PHENOMENOLOGICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS 1 Maxwell's Equations at « Generalization of Experimental Fact 5 {@L. The elactromagnetic field. System of units 5 {@. Differential form of Gaus’ theorem 9 48. Ohm's law and the Joule-Lens lw in differenti form 13 4, Equation of continuity and displacement eurent 15 {5 Generalization ofthe law of total current 18 {6 Diflerental form of th law of eleatromagnetio induction 21 §7. Maxwell's equation, div B = 0. 22 48. Maxwell's aystam of equations. The energy of the electromagnetic eld 25, 0. Boundary conditions 28 Problems 32 2. Electosatcr 36 $10, Possibility of considering eletresl and ‘magnetic probloms separately 36 11. "leotrstato fold in a homogenoous medium | 36, {12, Laplace's equation and Poisson's equation 41 §13, Conduotors in an clectrostatie field 45, $1, Dielectric in an eleotrostati fold 57 wt