- Offers a concise and accessible introduction to electromagnetics and optics
- Focusses on real life applications and transfer of theoretical knowledge to practical developments
- Supported throughout with case studies, worked examples and problems with detailed solutions
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- About this Textbook
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This engaging text offers an accessible and clear treatment of the fundamentals of electromagnetics and optics, a core part of the standard undergraduate physics curriculum. Starting with static electric and magnetic fields, the book works through electromagnetic oscillations and the formation and propagation of electromagnetic waves, before moving on to geometric and wave optics, optical instrumentation and some discussion of new technologies in optics. The text is written from the experimental physics point of view, giving numerous real life examples and applications of devices. This highly motivating presentation deepens the knowledge in a very accessible way, carefully interweaving theory and practical applications.
Students are guided through the material with well-chosen examples and case studies, and helpful chapter summaries are provided together with numerous exercises and detailed solutions, all intended to motivate and develop a well-founded understanding of the subject matter.
- About the authors
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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Demtröder worked as research associate in the US and at University Freiburg. He is professor emeritus at University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. His research focuses on laser spectroscopy and molecular physics. His textbooks on laser spectroscopy and on experimental physics are considered classics in the respective fields.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Electrostatics
Pages 1-41
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Electric Currents
Pages 43-80
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Static Magnetic Fields
Pages 81-118
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Temporally Variable Fields
Pages 119-134
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Electrotechnical Applications
Pages 135-161
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Electrodynamics and Optics
- Authors
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- Wolfgang Demtröder
- Series Title
- Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-02291-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-02291-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-02289-1
- Series ISSN
- 2192-4791
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 449
- Number of Illustrations
- 11 b/w illustrations, 728 illustrations in colour
- Topics