From Electrostatics to Optics
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"From Electrostatics to Optics" by Günter Scharf is a physics book focused on Devices & Sensors. Best for students, educators, and scientifically curious readers.
After a historical introduction and mathematical preliminaries the book turns to electrostatics in vacuum, whereby Maxwells equations are not postulated as axioms, but deduced from electrostatics plus Lorentz invariance. These general ideas are then illustrated by many applications, radiation phenomena in particular. Chapter 4 is devoted to the completely different subject of phenomenological electrodynamics of matter, with the equations derived by spatial averaging, assuming a classical model for the atomic structure of matter. The chapter on optics is not treated as an independent field, but rather an application of Chapter 4, where significant themes such as wave optics, light scattering, geometrical optics, diffraction theory, and the laser are discussed. Finally, an epilogue relates the classical theory to modern quantum electrodynamics.
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"From Electrostatics to Optics" by Günter Scharf is a physics book focused on Devices & Sensors. Best for students, educators, and scientifically curious readers.
Topic: Devices & Sensors
Author: Günter Scharf
Who this is for:
- Physics students
- Science-minded readers
- Readers building technical understanding
Why this book matters: It provides structured coverage of physics concepts in a way that supports deeper understanding and continued study.
After a historical introduction and mathematical preliminaries the book turns to electrostatics in vacuum, whereby Maxwells equations are not postulated as axioms, but deduced from electrostatics plus Lorentz invariance. These general ideas are then illustrated by many applications, radiation phenomena in particular. Chapter 4 is devoted to the completely different subject of phenomenological electrodynamics of matter, with the equations derived by spatial averaging, assuming a classical model for the atomic structure of matter. The chapter on optics is not treated as an independent field, but rather an application of Chapter 4, where significant themes such as wave optics, light scattering, geometrical optics, diffraction theory, and the laser are discussed. Finally, an epilogue relates the classical theory to modern quantum electrodynamics.
| Author | Günter Scharf |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Published | 2012-02-09 |
| ISBN-13 | 9783642850899 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Science |
| Topic | Devices & Sensors |
| Series | Theoretical and Mathematical Physics |
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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