1. Basic theory of classical electromagnetism; 2. Electromagnetic plane waves in free space - polarized waves; 3. Inhomogeneous plane waves and the plane-wave spectrum; 4. Electromagnetic analogues of some optical principles; 5. Radiation from distributions of charge and current - general formulation; 6. Electromagnetic field of a moving point charge; 7. Dipole radiation; 8. Radiation from thin-wire antennas; Appendix A. Units and dimensions; Appendix B. Review of vector analysis.
A thorough description of classical electromagnetic radiation, for electrical engineers and physicists.
Glenn S. Smith is Regents' Professor Emeritus at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, and a member of URSI Commissions A and B. His technical interests include: basic electromagnetic theory and measurements, antennas and wave propagation in materials, and the radiation and reception of pulses by antennas.
'... a most welcome addition on the subject of electromagnetic radiation and will certainly be of interest to any graduate or advanced undergraduate for many years to come.' Optics and Photonics News 'The book is well worth the attention of anyone with an interest in electromagnetic waves.' R. A. Cairns, Contemporary Physics
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