This book is devoted to the fundamentals of classical electrodynamics,
one of the most beautiful and productive theories in physics. A general
survey on the applicability of physical theories shows that only few
theories can be compared to electrodynamics. Essentially, all electric
and electronic devices used around the world are based on the theory of
electromagnetism.
It was Maxwell who created, for the first time, a unified description of
the electric and magnetic phenomena in his electromagnetic field theory.
Remarkably, Maxwell's theory contained in itself also the relativistic
invariance of the special relativity, a fact which was discovered only a
few decades later.
The present book is an outcome of the authors' teaching experience over
many years in different countries and for different students studying
diverse fields of physics. The book is intended for students at the
level of undergraduate and graduate studies in physics, astronomy,
engineering, applied mathematics and for researchers working in related
subjects.
We hope that the reader will not only acquire knowledge, but will also
grasp the beauty of theoretical physics. A set of about 130 solved and
proposed problems shall help to attain this aim.