Introduction to Electromagnetic Theory and the Physics of Conducting Solids

Dr. Costas J. Papachristou is a senior faculty member at the Hellenic Naval Academy (The Naval Academy of Greece). He received a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Brigham Young University, USA, and spent another year at BYU as a research faculty in Physics. At the HNA he teaches freshman- and sophomore-level Physics. His research interests are mainly in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (in particular, symmetry and integrability properties of classical field equations, classical electromagnetism) but he is also active in Physics Education. He is an amateur musician and a columnist for Greek newspapers and magazines.

• Part A: The physics of conducting solids.- Atoms, molecules, and crystals.- Electrical conductivity of solids.- Distribution of energy.- Part B: Electromagnetic fields and waves.- Elements of field theory.-Static electric fields.- Electric current.- Static magnetic fields.- Static electric and magnetic fields in matter.- Time-dependent electromagnetic fields.- Electromagnetic waves.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.-Bibliography.- Index.