مقدمه‌ای بر الکترودینامیک و تابش (فیزیک خالص و کاربردی)

Introduction to Electrodynamics and Radiation introduces the reader to electrodynamics and radiation, with emphasis on the microscopic theory of electricity and magnetism. Nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics (QED) is presented as a logical outgrowth of the classical theory, both relativistic and nonrelativistic. The advanced mathematical and diagrammatic techniques of the relativistic quantum field theory are also described in a simple and easily understood manner. Comprised of 16 chapters, this book opens with an overview of the special theory of relativity and some of its consequences. The following chapters deal with classical relativistic electrodynamics, touching on topics such as tensor analysis and Riemannian spaces; radiation from charged particles; radiation scattering from electrons; and the classical theory of charged particles. The second part of the book is entirely quantum mechanical in outlook, beginning with the quantization of the Hamiltonian formulation of classical electrodynamics. The many-body formalism leading to Fock-space techniques is also considered, along with self-energies and renormalization. The final chapter is devoted to the covariant formulation of QED as well as the validity of QED. This monograph is written primarily for graduate students in elementary classical and quantum mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics courses. Content: Pure and Applied Physics Page ii Front Matter Page iii Copyright page Page iv Dedication Page v Preface Pages xi-xii Acknowledgments Page xiii I - The Special Theory of Relativity Pages 1-10 II - Tensor Analysis and N-Dimensional Geometry Pages 11-35 III - Space–Time of Special Relativity Pages 36-46 IV - The Covariance of Classical Electrodynamics Pages 47-60 V - Radiation from Charged Particles Pages 61-84 VI - Scattering Processes Pages 85-93 VII - The Classical Electron Pages 94-117 VIII - Canonical Formulation of Classical Electrodynamics Pages 118-128 IX - Quantization of the Radiation Field Pages 129-147 X - The Quantum Mechanics of N-Particle Systems Pages 148-162 XI - Methods of Calculation Pages 163-189 XII - Application to Classical Processes Pages 190-200 XIII - Quantum Mechanical Processes Pages 201-211 XIV - Self-Energies and Renormalization Pages 212-219 XV - Radiative Corrections and the Infrared Problem Pages 220-235 XVI - Covariant Quantum Electrodynamics Pages 236-255 APPENDIX A - The Covariant Derivative Pages 256-261 APPENDIX B - Ground State of the Many-Electron System Pages 262-267 APPENDIX C - The Quantum Theory of Scattering Pages 268-273 Index Pages 275-284 Pure and Applied Physics: A Series of Monographs and Textbooks Pages 285-286