Electromagnetic Boundary Problems [Book Review

Abstract

This book was borne out of course notes prepared, used, corrected, and perfected by the authors (Edward F. Kuester and David C. Chang) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Some of the following topics are covered: Maxwell's equations; potentials; electromagnetics; simple problem configurations; radiation and scattering; and approximation methods. The authors made a conscious decision to avoid some of the high-level instruments in complex analysis, such as using Cauchy’s theorem, deforming contours of integration into the complex plane, and computing integrals using the theory of residues. Naturally, this approach places constraints on some formulations, but it also avoids the need to have an excessively high level of mathematical background on the reader’s part Each chapter and even some appendices are augmented with questions and problems for the readers. The authors have indicated that a solutions manual will be ready and available soon. The book provides five appendices. Two of them are encyclopedic in nature, assisting the reader in rapidly accessing information on special functions and vector analysis. Two other appendices provide detailed information on generalized function and Rellich’s theorem that may be too detailed to include in the main text. Finally, the fifth appendix outlines the formulations of some special electromagnetic boundary problems: linear cylindrical wire antennas, capacitance, electric polarizability, and inductance problems.