The study of

electromagnetism In physics, electromagnetism is an interaction that occurs between particles with electric charge via electromagnetic fields. The electromagnetic force is one of the four fundamental forces of nature. It is the dominant force in the interacti ...

in higher education, as a fundamental part of both

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and

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

, is typically accompanied by textbooks devoted to the subject. The

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and the

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recommend a full year of graduate study in electromagnetism for all physics graduate students. A joint task force by those organizations in 2006 found that in 76 of the 80 US physics departments surveyed, a course using John Jackson's ''

Classical Electrodynamics Classical electromagnetism or classical electrodynamics is a branch of physics focused on the study of interactions between electric charges and currents using an extension of the classical Newtonian model. It is, therefore, a classical field th ...

'' was required for all first year graduate students. For undergraduates, there are several widely used textbooks, including David Griffiths' '' Introduction to Electrodynamics'' and '' Electricity and Magnetism'' by Edward Purcell and David Morin. Also at an undergraduate level,

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's classic '' Lectures on Physics'' is available online to read for free.

Physics

Undergraduate (introductory and intermediate)

There are several widely used undergraduate textbooks in electromagnetism, including David Griffiths' '' Introduction to Electrodynamics'' as well as '' Electricity and Magnetism'' by Edward Purcell and David Morin.

's '' Lectures on Physics'' also include a volume on electromagnetism that is available to read online for free, through the

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. In addition, there are popular physics textbooks that include electricity and magnetism among the material they cover, such as David Halliday and Robert Resnick's ''

Fundamentals of Physics ''Fundamentals of Physics'' is a calculus-based physics textbook by David Halliday, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker. The textbook is currently in its 12th edition (published October, 2021). The current version is a revised version of the or ...

''. * Feynman RP, Leighton RB, Sands M, '' Electromagnetism and Matter'',

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, 2010.Reissue of the 1964 textbook published by Addison-Wesley.Second volume in the book series ''The Feynman Lectures on Physics''. In the first volume of the series which is titled ''Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat'', there are also some topics about electromagnetism and optics. * Grant IS, Phillips WR, ''Electromagnetism'', 2nd ed, Wiley, 1990. * Griffiths DJ, '' Introduction to Electrodynamics'', 5th ed,

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, 2024. * Halliday D, Resnick R, Walker J, ''

'', Extended 12th ed, Wiley, 2022. * Heald MA, Marion JB, ''Classical Electromagnetic Radiation'', 3rd ed,

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, 2012.Reissue of the 1995 textbook published by Saunders.This is an intermediate textbook also suitable for graduate studies. * Müller-Kirsten HJW, ''Electrodynamics'', 2nd ed,

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, 2011. * Ohanian HC, ''Classical Electrodynamics'', 2nd ed, Jones & Bartlett, 2006. * Pauli W, ''Electrodynamics'',

, 2000.Reissue of the 1973 textbook published by MIT.First volume in the book series ''Pauli Lectures on Physics''. * Pollack GL, Stump DR, ''Electromagnetism'',

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, 2002. * Purcell EM, Morin DJ, ''Electricity and Magnetism'', 3rd ed,

, 2013. * Reitz JR, Milford FJ, Christy RW, ''Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory'', 4th ed, Pearson, 2009. * Saslow W, ''Electricity Magnetism and Light'',

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, 2002. * Schwartz M, ''Principles of Electrodynamics'',

, 1987.Reissue of the 1972 textbook published by McGraw Hill. * Tamm IE, ''Fundamentals of the Theory of Electricity'',

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, 9th ed, 1979. * Wangsness RK, ''Electromagnetic Fields'', 2nd ed, Wiley, 1986.

Graduate

A 2006 report by a joint taskforce between the

and the

found that 76 of the 80 physics departments surveyed require a first-year graduate course in John Jackson's ''

''. This made Jackson's book the most popular textbook in any field of graduate-level physics, with

Herbert Goldstein Herbert Goldstein (June 26, 1922 – January 12, 2005) was an American physicist and the author of the standard graduate textbook ''Classical Mechanics (Goldstein book), Classical Mechanics''. Life and work Goldstein, long recognized for his s ...

's ''

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'' as the second most popular with adoption at 48 universities. James Russ, professor of physics at

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...

, claims Jackson's textbook has been " e classic electrodynamics text for the past four decades" and that it is "the book from which most current-generation physicists took their first course." In addition to Jackson's textbook there are other classic textbooks like ''Classical Electricity and Magnetism'' by Pief Panofsky and

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, and ''Electrodynamics of Continuous Media'' by

Lev Landau Lev Davidovich Landau (; 22 January 1908 – 1 April 1968) was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. He was considered as one of the last scientists who were universally well-versed and ma ...

Evgeny Lifshitz Evgeny Mikhailovich Lifshitz (; ; 21 February 1915 – 29 October 1985) was a leading Soviet physicist and brother of the physicist Ilya Lifshitz. Work Born into a Ukrainian Jewish family in Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire (now K ...

, and

Lev Pitaevskii Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii ( ; 18 January 1933 – 23 August 2022) was a Russian theoretical physicist, who made contributions to the theory of quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, low-temperature physics, plasma physics, and condensed matter physi ...

, both pre-dating Jackson's book. Among the textbooks published after Jackson's book,

Julian Schwinger Julian Seymour Schwinger (; February 12, 1918 – July 16, 1994) was a Nobel Prize-winning American theoretical physicist. He is best known for his work on quantum electrodynamics (QED), in particular for developing a relativistically invariant ...

's 1970s lecture notes is a mentionable book first published in 1998 posthumously. Due to the domination of Jackson's textbook in graduate physics education, even physicists like Schwinger became frustrated competing with Jackson and because of this, the publication of Schwinger's book was postponed so that it was finally completed and published by his colleagues. In addition to the mentioned classic books, in recent years there have been a few well-received electromagnetic textbooks published for graduate studies in physics, with one of the most notable being ''Modern Electrodynamics'' by Andrew Zangwill published in 2013, which has been praised by many physicists like

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, Michael Berry, Rob Phillips,

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, Roberto Merlin, Shirley Chiang, Roy Schwitters but also well received in the electrical engineering community. Another notable textbook is ''Classical Electromagnetism in a Nutshell'' by Anupam Garg published in 2012, which has been also praised by physicists like Anthony Zee, Ramamurti Shankar, Jainendra Jain, John Belcher. Here is the list of some important textbooks that discuss generic physical areas of electromagnetism. *Brau CA, ''Modern Problems in Classical Electrodynamics'',

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, 2004. *Chaichian M, Merches I, Radu D, Tureanu A, ''Electrodynamics: An Intensive Course'',

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, 2016. Haber, H. E. (2024)
Electromagnetism II (Course Materials)

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. Retrieved 3 August 2024. *Di Bartolo B, ''Classical Theory of Electromagnetism'', 3rd ed,

, 2018.Houde, M.
(2010)
Classical Electrodynamics (Course Materials)

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: Department of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved 20 January 2024. *Franklin J, ''Classical Electromagnetism'', 2nd ed,

, 2017. * Freeman R, King J, Lafyatis G, ''Electromagnetic Radiation'',

, 2019. * Garg A, ''Classical Electromagnetism in a Nutshell'',

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, 2012. *Good RH, Nelson TJ, ''Classical Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields'',

, 1971. * Jackson JD, ''

'', 3rd ed, Wiley, 1999. *Jentschura UD, ''Advanced Classical Electrodynamics: Green Functions, Regularizations, Multipole Decompositions'',

, 2017. * Landau LD, Lifshitz EM, Pitaevskii LP, '' Electrodynamics of Continuous Media'', 2nd ed,

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, 1984.Eighth volume in the book series ''Landau and Lifshitz Course of Theoretical Physics''. *Maggiore M, ''A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics'',

, 2023. * Melia F, ''Electrodynamics'',

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, 2001. *Milton KA, Schwinger J, ''Classical Electrodynamics'', 2nd ed, CRC, 2024. * Panofsky WKH, Phillips M, ''Classical Electricity and Magnetism'', 2nd ed,

, 2005.Reissue of the 1962 textbook published by Addison-Wesley. * Sommerfeld A, ''

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'',

, 1952.Third volume in the book series ''Sommerfeld Lectures on Theoretical Physics''. * Wald RM, ''Advanced Classical Electromagnetism'',

, 2022. *Wilcox W, Thron C, ''Macroscopic Electrodynamics: An Introductory Graduate Treatment'', 2nd ed,

, 2024. *Zangwill A, ''Modern Electrodynamics'',

, 2013.

Specialized

Here is the list of some important graduate textbooks that discuss particular physical areas of electromagnetism. * Barut AO, ''Electrodynamics and Classical Theory of Fields and Particles'',

, 1980.Reissue of the 1964 textbook published by Macmillan. *Baylis WE, ''Electrodynamics: A Modern Geometric Approach'',

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, 1999. *Böttcher CJF, Bordewijk P, Van Belle OC, Rip A, ''Theory of Electric Polarization'', 2nd ed, 2 vols,

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, 1973, 1978.Volume 1: ''Dielectrics in Static Fields''
Volume 2: ''Dielectrics in Time-Dependent Fields'' *Clemmow PC, Dougherty JP, ''Electrodynamics of Particles and Plasmas'', CRC, 2018.Reissue of the 1969 textbook published by Addison-Wesley. *Cullity DB, Stock SR, ''Elements of X-Ray Diffraction'', 3rd ed, Pearson, 2014.Reissue of the 2001 textbook published by the same publisher. * Eringen AC, Maugin GA, ''Electrodynamics of Continua'', 2 vols,

, 1990.Volume 1: ''Foundations and Solid Media''
Volume 2: ''Fluids and Complex Media'' * Ginzburg VL, ''The Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas'', 2nd ed,

, 1970. *Hehl FW, Obukhov YN, ''Foundations of Classical Electrodynamics: Charge, Flux, and Metric'',

, 2003. * Landau LD, Lifshitz EM, '' The Classical Theory of Fields'', 4th ed,

, 1975.Second volume in the book series ''Landau and Lifshitz Course of Theoretical Physics''. *Lechner K, ''Classical Electrodynamics: A Modern Perspective'',

, 2018. * Oppenheimer JR, ''Lectures on Electrodynamics'', Gordon & Breach, 1970. *Post EJ, ''Formal Structure of Electromagnetics: General Covariance and Electromagnetics'',

, 1997.Reissue of the 1962 textbook published by North-Holland. * Rohrlich F, ''Classical Charged Particles'', 3rd ed,

, 2007. *Rybicki GB, Lightman AP, ''Radiative Processes in Astrophysics'', Wiley, 1979. There is a controversy in scientific community about using different units in electromagnetism that have been discussed.

Electrical engineering

According to a 2011 review of analytical and

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textbooks in electromagnetism by David Davidson, Julius Stratton's ''Electromagnetic Theory'' remains the classic text in electromagnetism and is still regularly cited.Although Stratton's textbook originally published in 1941 and no further edition of it was ever published, but the textbook has accumulated more than 19000 citations in Google Scholar. Davidson goes on to point out that Constantine Balanis' ''Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics'' and Roger Harrington's ''Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Fields'' are standard references at the post-graduate level. Also for advanced undergraduate level, the textbook ''Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics'' by

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, John Whinnery, and Theodore Van Duzer is considered as standard reference. Many of the important and classic graduate electromagnetic textbooks related to electrical engineering listed here are published or reissued by

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under the name of ''The IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory''.Most of the books (not all of them) published in the series are available on web pag
IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory
in Wiley website.

Undergraduate (introductory and intermediate)

* Cheng DK, ''Field and Wave Electromagnetics'', 2nd ed,

, 1989. *Hammond P, ''Electromagnetism for Engineers: An Introductory Course'', 4th ed,

, 1997. * Haus HA, Melcher JR, ''Electromagnetic Fields and Energy'',

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, 1989. *Hayt WH, Buck JA, ''Engineering Electromagnetics'', 9th ed,

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, 2018. *Ida N, ''Engineering Electromagnetics'', 4th ed,

, 2021. *Johnk CTA, ''Engineering Electromagnetic Fields and Waves'', 2nd ed, Wiley, 1991. *Jordan EC, Balmain KG, ''Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems'', 2nd ed,

, 1968.This is an intermediate textbook also suitable for graduate studies. * Kraus JD, Fleisch DA, Russ SH, ''Electromagnetics with Applications'', 5th ed,

, 1999. *Lorrain P, Corson DR, Lorrain F, ''Electromagnetic Fields and Waves: Including Electric Circuits'', 3rd ed, WH Freeman, 1988. * Ramo S, Whinnery JR, Van Duzer T, ''Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics'', 3rd ed, Wiley, 1994.Earlier editions published as:
''Fields and Waves in Modern Radio''This is an intermediate textbook also suitable for graduate studies. * Sadiku MNO, ''Elements of Electromagnetics'', 7th ed,

, 2018. *Strangeway RA, Holland SS, Richie JE, ''Electromagnetics and Transmission Lines: Essentials for Electrical Engineering, 2nd ed'', Wiley, 2022. * Ulaby FT, Ravaioli U, ''Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics'', 8th ed, Pearson, 2020.

Graduate

* Balanis CA, ''Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics'', 3rd ed, Wiley, 2024. * Chew WC, ''Waves and Fields in Inhomogeneous Media'',

, 1995.IEEE classic reissue of the 1990 textbook published by Van Nostrand. * Collin RE, ''Field Theory of Guided Waves'', 2nd ed, Wiley-

, 1991. * Felsen LB, Marcuvitz N, ''Radiation and Scattering of Waves'', Wiley-

, 2003.IEEE classic reissue of the 1973 textbook published by Prentice Hall. * Harrington RF, ''Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Fields'', Wiley-

, 2001.IEEE classic reissue of the 1961 textbook published by McGraw Hill. * Ishimaru A, ''Electromagnetic Wave Propagation, Radiation, and Scattering: From Fundamentals to Applications'', 2nd ed, Wiley-

, 2017. * Jones DS, ''The Theory of Electromagnetism'',

, 1964. * Kong JA, ''Electromagnetic Wave Theory'', 3rd ed, EMW, 2008. * Schelkunoff SA, ''Electromagnetic Waves'', Van Nostrand, 1943. * Smythe WR, ''Static and Dynamic Electricity'', 3rd ed,

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, 1989.Reissue of the 1968 textbook published by McGraw Hill.Although William Smythe was by training and profession a physicist, but he mentions in preface of the book: "''...this book is written for the experimental research physicist and engineer rather than for the theoretical man.''" * Stratton JA, ''Electromagnetic Theory'', Wiley-

, 2007.IEEE classic reissue of the 1941 textbook published by McGraw Hill. * Van Bladel J, ''Electromagnetic Fields'', 2nd ed, Wiley-

, 2007.

Specialized

* Beckmann P, Spizzichino A, ''The Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves from Rough Surfaces'', Artech House, 1987.Reissue of the 1963 textbook published by Pergamon. *Dudley DG, ''Mathematical Foundations for Electromagnetic Theory'', Wiley-

, 1994. *Hanson GW, Yakovlev AB, ''Operator Theory for Electromagnetics: An Introduction'',

, 2002. *Idemen MM, ''Discontinuities in the Electromagnetic Field'', Wiley-

, 2011. * Ishimaru A, ''Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media'',

, 1997.IEEE classic reissue of the 1978 two volume textbook published by Academic. * Kazimierczuk MK, ''High-Frequency Magnetic Components'', 2nd ed, Wiley, 2014. *Lindell IV, ''Methods for Electromagnetic Field Analysis'', 2nd ed, Wiley-

, 1996. *McNamara DA, Pistotius CWI, Malherbe JAG, ''Introduction to Uniform Geometrical Theory of Diffraction'', Artech House, 1990. * Mittra R, Lee SW, ''Analytical Techniques in the Theory of Guided Waves'', Macmillan, 1971. *Senior TBA, Volakis JL, ''Approximate Boundary Conditions in Electromagnetics'', IEE 1995. *Tai CT, ''Dyadic Green Functions in Electromagnetic Theory'', 2nd ed,

, 1994. * Tsang L, Kong JA, Ding KH, Ao CO, ''Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves'', 3 vols, Wiley, 2001.Volume 1: ''Theories and Applications''
Volume 2: ''Numerical Simulations''
Volume 3: ''Advanced Topics'' * Ufimtsev PY, ''Fundamentals of the Physical Theory of Diffraction'', 2nd ed, Wiley-

, 2014. * Van Bladel J, ''Singular Electromagnetic Fields and Sources'', Wiley-

, 1991. * Wait JR, ''Electromagnetic Waves in Stratified Media'', 2nd ed,

, 1996.IEEE classic reissue of the 1970 textbook published by Pergamon.

Radio-frequency Radio frequency (RF) is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency range from around to around . This is roughly between the ...

* Balanis CA, ''Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design'', 4th ed, Wiley, 2016. * Collin RE, ''Foundations for Microwave Engineering'', 2nd ed, Wiley-

, 2001.IEEE classic reissue of the 1992 textbook published by McGraw Hill. *Elliott RS, ''Antenna Theory and Design'', Wiley-

, 2003.IEEE classic reissue of the 1981 textbook published by Prentice Hall. * Garg R, Bhartia P, Bahl I, Ittipiboon A, ''Microstrip Antenna Design Handbook'', Artech House, 2001. * Kraus JD, Marhefka RJ, Khan AS, ''Antennas and Wave Propagation'', 5th ed,

, 2017. * Marcuvitz N, ''Waveguide Handbook'',

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, 2009.Reissue of the 1951 textbook published by McGraw Hill. *Milligan TA, ''Modern Antenna Design'', 2nd ed, Wiley-

2005. *Paul CR, Scully RC, Steffka MA, ''Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility'', 3rd ed, Wiley, 2023. * Pozar DM, ''Microwave Engineering'', 4th ed, Wiley, 2012. *Rizzi PA, ''Microwave Engineering: Passive Circuits'',

, 1988. *Ruck GT, Barrick DE, Stuart WD, Krichbaum CK, ''Radar Cross Section Handbook'', 2 vols, Kluwer-Plenum, 1970. *Stutzman WL, Thiele GA, ''Antenna Theory and Design'', 3rd ed, Wiley, 2013. * Tsang L, Kong JA, Shin RT, ''Theory of Microwave Remote Sensing'', Wiley, 1985. * Ulaby FT, Moore RK, Fung AK, ''Microwave Remote Sensing: Active and Passive'', 3 vols, Artech House, 1981, 1982, 1986.Volume 1: ''Microwave Remote Sensing Fundamentals and Radiometry''
Volume 2: ''Radar Remote Sensing and Surface Scattering and Emission Theory''
Volume 3: ''From Theory to Applications''

Metamaterials

* Caloz C, Itoh T, ''Electromagnetic Metamaterials: Transmission Line Theory and Microwave Applications (The Engineering Approach)'', Wiley-

, 2006. *Capolino F, (Ed), '' Metamaterials Handbook'', 2 vols, CRC, 2009.Volume 1: ''Theory and Phenomena of Metamaterials''
Volume 2: ''Applications of Metamaterials'' * Cui TJ, Smith DR, Liu R, (Eds), ''Metamaterials: Theory, Design, and Applications'',

, 2010. * Eleftheriades GV, Balmain KG, (Eds), ''Negative-Refraction Metamaterials: Fundamental Principles and Applications'', Wiley-

, 2005. * Engheta N, Ziolkowski RW, (Eds), '' Metamaterials: Physics and Engineering Explorations'', Wiley-

, 2006. *Marqués R, Martín F, Sorolla M, ''Metamaterials with Negative Parameters: Theory, Design, and Microwave Applications'', Wiley, 2008. * Munk BA, ''Frequency Selective Surfaces: Theory and Design'', Wiley, 2000. * Munk BA, ''Metamaterials: Critique and Alternatives'', Wiley, 2009. * Ramakrishna SA, Grzegorczyk TM, ''Physics and Applications of Negative Refractive Index Materials'', CRC, 2008. *Sarychev AK, Shalaev VM, ''Electrodynamics of Metamaterials'',

, 2007. * Tretyakov S, ''Analytical Modeling in Applied Electromagnetics'', Artech House, 2003. *Yang F, Rahmat-Samii Y, ''Electromagnetic Band Gap Structures in Antenna Engineering'',

, 2009.

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*Booton RC, ''Computational Methods for Electromagnetics and Microwaves'', Wiley, 1992. * Chew WC, Jin JM, Michielssen E, Song J, (Eds), ''Fast and Efficient Algorithms in Computational Electromagnetics'', Artech House, 2001. *Gibson WC, ''The Method of Moments in Electromagnetics'', 3rd ed, CRC, 2022. * Harrington RF, ''Field Computation by Moment Methods'', Wiley-

, 2000.IEEE classic reissue of the 1968 textbook published by Macmillan. * Itoh T, (Ed), ''Numerical Techniques for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Passive Structures'', Wiley, 1989. *Jin JM, ''The Finite Element Method in Electromagnetics'', 3rd ed, Wiley-

, 2014. * Jones DS, ''Methods in Electromagnetic Wave Propagation'', 2nd ed, Wiley-

, 1994. *Kunz KS, Luebbers RJ, ''The Finite Difference Time Domain Method for Electromagnetics'', CRC, 1993. * Peterson AF, Ray SL, Mittra R, ''Computational Methods for Electromagnetics'', Wiley-

, 1997. * Sadiku MNO, ''Computational Electromagnetics with MATLAB'', 4th ed, CRC, 2019.Earlier editions published as:
''Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics''
''Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics with MATLAB'' * Silvester PP, Ferrari RL, ''Finite Elements for Electrical Engineers'', 3rd ed,

, 1996. * Taflove A, Hagness SC, (Eds), ''Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method'', 3rd ed, Artech House, 2005.

Optics

There are also many outstanding and notable textbooks published in

optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of optical instruments, instruments that use or Photodetector, detect it. Optics usually describes t ...

which is a branch of electromagnetism dealing with interactions of

light Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be visual perception, perceived by the human eye. Visible light spans the visible spectrum and is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400– ...

visible spectrum The visible spectrum is the spectral band, band of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visual perception, visible to the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called ''visible light'' (or simply light). The optica ...

electromagnetism with

matter In classical physics and general chemistry, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume. All everyday objects that can be touched are ultimately composed of atoms, which are made up of interacting subatomic pa ...

. Here is the list of some important textbooks in different areas of classical optics. These textbooks are suitable for both physics and electrical engineering studies depending on the context.

Generic

* Born M, Wolf E, ''

Principles of Optics ''Principles of Optics'', colloquially known as ''Born and Wolf'', is an optics textbook written by Max Born and Emil Wolf that was initially published in 1959 by Pergamon Press. After going through six editions with Pergamon Press, the book wa ...

'', 7th ed,

, 2019.Reissue of the 1999 textbook published by the same publisher. *Fowles GR, ''Introduction to Modern Optics'', 2nd ed,

, 1989.Reissue of the 1975 textbook published by Holt McDougal. *Guenther BD, ''Modern Optics'', 2nd ed,

, 2015. * Hecht E, ''Optics'', 5th ed, Pearson, 2017. *Iizuka K, ''Engineering Optics'', 4th ed,

, 2019. *Jenkins FA, White HE, ''Fundamentals of Optics'', 4th ed,

, 2001.Reissue of the 1976 textbook published by the same publisher. *Lipson A, Lipson SG, Lipson H, ''Optical Physics'', 4th ed,

, 2010. *Shiell R, McNab I, ''Pedrottis' Introduction to Optics'', 4th ed,

, 2024. * Smith WJ, ''Modern Optical Engineering: The Design of Optical Systems'', 4th ed,

, 2008. * Sommerfeld A, ''

Optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of optical instruments, instruments that use or Photodetector, detect it. Optics usually describes t ...

'',

, 1954.Fourth volume in the book series ''Sommerfeld Lectures on Theoretical Physics''.

Specialized

* Agrawal GP, ''Fiber-Optic Communication Systems'', 5th ed, Wiley, 2021. * Agrawal GP, ''Nonlinear Fiber Optics'', 6th ed,

, 2019. * Boyd RW, ''Nonlinear Optics'', 4th ed,

, 2020. * Goodman JW, ''Introduction to Fourier Optics'', 4th ed, WH Freeman, 2017. * Goodman JW, ''Statistical Optics'', 2nd ed, Wiley, 2015. * Haus HA, ''Waves and Fields in Optoelectronics'',

, 1984. * Luneburg RK, ''Mathematical Theory of Optics'',

, 1964.Reissue of the 1944 textbook published by the Brown University. *Maier SA, ''Plasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications'',

, 2007. *Novotny L, Hecht B, ''Principles of Nano-Optics'', 2nd ed,

, 2012. *Saleh BEA, Teich MC, ''Fundamentals of Photonics'', 3rd ed, Wiley, 2019. * Shen YR, ''Principles of Nonlinear Optics'', Wiley, 1984. * Yariv A, Yeh P, ''Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications'', 6th ed,

, 2007.Earlier editions published as:
''Introduction to Optical Electronics''
''Optical Electronics''
''Optical Electronics in Modern Communications''

Light scattering

*Berne BJ, Pecora R, ''Dynamic Light Scattering: With Applications to Chemistry, Biology, and Physics'',

, 2000.Reissue of the 1976 textbook published by Wiley. * Bohren CF, Huffman DR, ''Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles'', Wiley, 2004.Reissue of the 1983 textbook published by the same publisher. * Kerker M, ''The Scattering of Light and Other Electromagnetic Radiation'',

, 1969. *Mishchenko MI, Travis LD, Lacis AA, ''Scattering, Absorption, and Emission of Light by Small Particles'',

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, US federal government responsible for the United States ...

, 2006. * van de Hulst HC, ''Light Scattering by Small Particles'',

, 1981.Reissue of the 1957 textbook published by Wiley. *Yeh P, '' Optical Waves in Layered Media'', Wiley, 1988.

Magnetism

Another branch of electromagnetism that has been developed separately is

magnetism Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that occur through a magnetic field, which allows objects to attract or repel each other. Because both electric currents and magnetic moments of elementary particles give rise to a magnetic field, ...

, which is about studying magnetic properties of different materials and their interactions with electromagnetic fields. There are also many classic textbooks published in magnetism which some of them are listed here and they could be used in both physics and electrical engineering studies depending on the context. * Aharoni A, ''Introduction to the Theory of Ferromagnetism'', 2nd ed,

, 1996. * Blundell S, ''Magnetism in Condensed Matter'',

, 2001. *Bozorth RM, ''Ferromagnetism'', Wiley-

, 2003.IEEE classic reissue of the 1951 textbook published by Van Nostrand. *Chikazumi S, ''Physics of Ferromagnetism'', 2nd ed,

, 1997. * Coey JMD, ''Magnetism and Magnetic Materials'',

, 2009. *Cullity BD, Graham CD, ''Introduction to Magnetic Materials'', 2nd ed, Wiley-

, 2009. *Dunlop DJ, Özdemir Ö, ''Rock Magnetism: Fundamentals and Frontiers'',

, 1997. * Jiles D, ''Introduction to Magnetism and Magnetic Materials'', 3rd ed, CRC, 2016. * Krishnan KM, ''Fundamentals and Applications of Magnetic Materials'',

, 2016. *Morrish AH, ''The Physical Principles of Magnetism'', Wiley-

, 2001.IEEE classic reissue of the 1965 textbook published by Wiley. * O'handley RC, ''Modern Magnetic Materials: Principles and Applications'', Wiley, 2000. * Spaldin NA, ''Magnetic Materials: Fundamentals and Applications'', 2nd ed,

, 2010.

Magnetohydrodynamics

Magnetohydrodynamics In physics and engineering, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD; also called magneto-fluid dynamics or hydromagnetics) is a model of electrically conducting fluids that treats all interpenetrating particle species together as a single Continuum ...

is an interdisciplinary branch of physics that uses

continuum mechanics Continuum mechanics is a branch of mechanics that deals with the deformation of and transmission of forces through materials modeled as a ''continuous medium'' (also called a ''continuum'') rather than as discrete particles. Continuum mec ...

to describe the interaction of electromagnetic fields with

fluid In physics, a fluid is a liquid, gas, or other material that may continuously motion, move and Deformation (physics), deform (''flow'') under an applied shear stress, or external force. They have zero shear modulus, or, in simpler terms, are M ...

s that are

conductive In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of Electric charge, charge (electric current) in one or more directions. Materials made of metal are common electrical conductors. The flow ...

. It combines classical electromagnetism with

fluid mechanics Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasma (physics), plasmas) and the forces on them. Originally applied to water (hydromechanics), it found applications in a wide range of discipl ...

by combination of Maxwell equations with Navier-Stokes equations. This relatively new branch of physics was first developed by

Hannes Alfvén Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén (; 30 May 1908 – 2 April 1995) was a Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). He described the class of MHD waves now ...

in a 1942 paper published in

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titled ''Existence of Electromagnetic-Hydrodynamic Waves''. In 1950 Alfvén published a textbook titled ''Cosmical Electrodynamics'' which considered as the seminal work in the field of magnetohydrodynamics. There are also two closely related fields to the traditional field of magnetohydrodynamics which are called

electrohydrodynamics Electrohydrodynamics (EHD), also known as electro-fluid-dynamics (EFD) or electrokinetics, is the study of the dynamics of electrically charged fluids. Electrohydrodynamics (EHD) is a joint domain of electrodynamics and fluid dynamics mainly foc ...

and ferrohydrodynamics. Electrohydrodynamics deals with interaction of electromagnetic fields with weakly conductive fluids and ferrohydrodynamics deals with interaction of electromagnetic fields with magnetic fluids. Today magnetohydrodynamics and its related fields have many applications in

plasma physics Plasma () is a state of matter characterized by the presence of a significant portion of charged particles in any combination of ions or electrons. It is the most abundant form of ordinary matter in the universe, mostly in stars (including th ...

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

astrophysics Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline, James Keeler, said, astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the ...

geophysics Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and Physical property, properties of Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. Geophysicists conduct i ...

and many other scientific branches. Here is the list of some important textbooks in different areas of electro-

magneto A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not contain a commutator to produce direct current. It is categorized as a form of alternator, ...

- ferro-hydrodynamics. * Alfvén H, Fälthammar CG, ''Cosmical Electrodynamics: Fundamental Principles'', 2nd ed,

, 1963. *Biskamp D, ''Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence'',

, 2003. *Biskamp D, ''Nonlinear Magnetohydrodynamics'',

, 1993. *Blums E, Cebers A, Maiorov MM, ''Magnetic Fluids'',

De Gruyter Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. History The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...

, 1996. * Castellanos A, (Ed), ''Electrohydrodynamics'',

, 1998. * Cowling TG, ''Magnetohydrodynamics'', 2nd ed, Adam Hilger, 1976. *Davidson PA, ''Introduction to Magnetohydrodynamics'', 2nd ed,

, 2017. * Moreau R, ''Magnetohydrodynamics'',

, 1990. * Priest E, ''Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun'',

, 2014.Rewritten edition of the 1982 author's textbook titled ''Solar Magnetohydrodynamics''. * Priest E, Forbes T, ''Magnetic Reconnection: MHD Theory and Applications'',

, 2000. * Roberts PH, ''An Introduction to Magnetohydrodynamics'',

, 1967. *Rosensweig RE, ''Ferrohydrodynamics'',

, 2014.Reissue of the 1985 textbook published by Cambridge University. *Sutton GW, Sherman A, ''Engineering Magnetohydrodynamics'',

, 2006.Reissue of the 1965 textbook published by McGraw Hill.

Historical

There are many important books in electromagnetism which are generally considered as historical classics and some of them are listed here. *

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, Becker R, ''The Classical Theory of Electricity and Magnetism'', 8th ed, Blackie & Son, 1932. * Green G, '' An Essay on the Application of Mathematical Analysis to the Theories of Electricity and Magnetism'', T Wheelhouse, 1828. * Heaviside O, ''Electromagnetic Theory'', 3rd ed, 3 vols,

The Electrician ''The Electrician'', published in London from 1861–1863 and 1878–1952, was one of the earliest and foremost electrical engineering periodicals and scientific journals. It was published in two series: The original ''Electrician'' was published ...

, 1893, 1899, 1912. * Hertz H, ''Electric Waves: Being Researches on the Propagation of Electric Action with Finite Velocity through Space'', Macmillan, 1893. * Jeans JH, ''The Mathematical Theory of Electricity and Magnetism'', 5th ed,

, 1927. * Macdonald HM, ''Electric Waves'',

, 1902. * Maxwell JC, ''

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism ''A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism'' is a two-volume treatise on electromagnetism written by James Clerk Maxwell in 1873. Maxwell was revising the ''Treatise'' for a second edition when he died in 1879. The revision was completed by Wil ...

'', 3rd ed, 2 vols, Clarendon, 1891. * Planck M, ''Theory of Electricity and Magnetism'', 2nd ed, Macmillan, 1932.Third volume in the book series ''Planck Introduction to Theoretical Physics''. * Schott GA, ''Electromagnetic Radiation and the Mechanical Reactions Arising from It'',

, 1912. * Thomson JJ, ''Elements of the Mathematical Theory of Electricity and Magnetism'', 4th ed,

, 1909. * Whittaker ET, ''A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity'', 2nd ed, 2 vols, Thomas Nelson, 1951.Volume 1: ''The Classical Theories''
Volume 2: ''The Modern Theories''First edition published in 1910.

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