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Electricity and Magnetism

New Formulation by Introduction of Superconductivity

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  • © 2021

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Authors:
  1. Teruo Matsushita

    1. Department of Computer Science and Electronics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka, Japan

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  • Examples throughout the text helps readers to check their understanding of the content in the chapter
  • Shows the correspondence of the electric phenomena and the magnetic phenomena (E-B) analogy
  • Presents an introduction to superconductivity at the undergraduate student level

Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Static Electric Phenomena

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Electrostatic Field

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      Pages 3-32

    3. Conductors

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      Pages 33-57

    4. Conductor Systems in Vacuum

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      Pages 59-80

    5. Dielectric Materials

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      Pages 81-106

    6. Steady Current

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      Pages 107-130

  3. Static Magnetic Phenomena

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Current and Magnetic Flux Density

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      Pages 133-168

    3. Superconductors

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      Pages 169-196

    4. Current Systems

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      Pages 197-222

    5. Magnetic Materials

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      Pages 223-253

  4. Time-Dependent Electromagnetic Phenomena

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
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    2. Electromagnetic Induction

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      Pages 257-282

    3. Displacement Current and Maxwell’s Equations

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      Pages 283-300

    4. Electromagnetic Wave

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      Pages 301-322

  5. Correction to: Electricity and Magnetism

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    Pages C1-C1

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 323-438
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About this book

This book is a very comprehensive textbook covering in great depth all the electricity and magnetism. The 2nd edition includes new and revised figures and exercises in many of the chapters, and the number of problems and exercises for the student is increased.

In the 1st edition, emphasis much was made of superconductivity, and this methodology will be continued in the new edition by strengthening of the E-B analogy. Many of the new exercises and problems are associated with the E-B analogy, which enables those teaching from the book to select suitable teaching methods depending on the student’s ability and courses taken, whether physics, astrophysics, or engineering.

Changes in the chapters include a detailed discussion of the equivector-potential surface and its correspondence between electricity and magnetism. The shortcomings of using the magnetic scalar potential are also explained. The zero resistivity in a magnetic material showing perfect diamagnetism can be easily proved.

This textbook is an ideal text for students, who are competent in calculus and are taking physics, astrophysics, or engineering at degree level. It is also useful as a reference book for the professional scientist.

Reviews

“The purpose of this book … is to provide an introduction to electromagnetism which is oriented toward superconductivity applications. It is this practical aspect that distinguishes this book from others. The volume also provides the reader with a set of exercises and homework problems. The target audience for this book is undergraduate and graduate students in physics and engineering.” (Christian Brosseau, optica-opn.org, April 21, 2022)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Science and Electronics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka, Japan

    Teruo Matsushita

About the author

Prof. Dr. Teruo Matsushita has studied flux pinning and related electromagnetic phenomena in superconductors for 48 years. The first research field includes theoretical calculation of elementary pinning force of specific pinning centers and estimation of the pinning force density as a function of the elementary pinning force and number density. In the latter research field he establish the critical state theory that supports the well-known critical state model by using the first principles of minimizing the free energy in the reversible state followed by development to the irreversible state. The theoretical analyses of the longitudinal field problem and the effect of flux creep in high-temperature superconductors are also included in the latter category.  He is a member of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Cryogenics and Superconductivity of Japan, and Institute of Physics (UK).

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