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Recommended books for advanced undergraduate electrodynamics
What books are recommended for an advanced undergraduate course in electrodynamics?
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Where can I find simulation software for electricity and magnets? [closed]
Is there easily-available* software to simulate coils, solenoids, and other magnetic and electromagnetic devices?
I'd like to play around with some design ideas, such as Halbach arrays, but physics ...
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Electrodynamics textbooks that emphasize applications
Please recommend undergraduate-level textbooks on electrodynamics which emphasize practical applications and real life examples. Please describe the book's level and contents and its intended audience ...
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What are the proposed theoretical explanations for the EmDrive?
The EmDrive is a proposed propulsion mechanism for spacecraft in which some form of microwave device provides the propulsion. The consensus from the physics community, including many voices on this ...
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Electromagnetism for mathematicians
I am trying to find a book on electromagnetism for mathematicians (so it has to be rigorous).
Preferably a book that extensively uses Stokes' theorem for Maxwell's equations
(unlike other books that ...
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Video lectures on graduate level Classical Electrodynamics
This is a rather broad question. Does anyone know of good video lectures for graduate level classical electrodynamics?
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Graduate level book in classical electrodynamics
I am looking for an advanced graduate level book in classical electrodynamics.
An example of such a book is by I. Tamm (possibly it exists only in Russian). But I would be interested to have more ...
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Software for simulating 3D Newtonian dynamics of simple geometric objects (with force fields)
I'm looking for something short of a molecular dynamics package, where I can build up simple geometric shapes with flexible linkages/etc and simulate the consequences of electrostatic repulsion ...
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Are there modern 1st year university physics textbooks using old-schoool layout, i.e. no sidebars and smaller format?
For various reasons I dislike the layout of modern university physics textbooks as exemplified by Wolfson, Young & Freedman, Hawkes, Giancoli etc.
For teaching I would rather use/recommend a ...
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Rigourous Treatment of Antenna Theory/Physics
As a rising senior who has finished his QM sequence but not yet done an E&M/optics sequence, but is about to start a research project that will be a large part antenna design and optimization, ...
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Understanding Multivariable Calculus without Hand-Waving [duplicate]
I am trying to properly understand multivariable calculus as a physicist and would like to know of any recommendations for textbooks to work through. Ultimately I want to be able to properly ...
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Any good accompanying study material to go with JD Jackson Electrodynamics
I am doing self study with JD Jackson's "Classical Electrodynamics". Since not enrolled anywhere this is all I am using. At lot of places in the book, I feel need for more detail. At times its just ...
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What exactly is NASA's proposed mechanism for "propellantless" "EM Drive" propulsion? [duplicate]
Of course, this question runs perilously close to this site's prohibition against discussing non-mainstream physics. However, the accepted answer in meta about what is acceptable and what is not ...
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Electrodynamics of inhomogeneous media
I'm interested in electromagnetic scattering and for that purpose I would like to write out Maxwell's equations for space-dependent permittivity (and permeability).
Actually I only need them for ...
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Einstein's last attempt of a unified field theory
Are there any good sources on Einstein's attempt to unify general relativity with electrodynamics, a unified field theory, before he died?