本书共分16个章节，主要对经典电动力学知识作了介绍。与前两版相比，第三版在保留基本经典电动力学内容的基础上，做了不少调整。如增加了一些关于数字计算方面的内容；删除了等离子体一章，将其部分内容在其它章节体现；增加了一些新的科技发展内容，如光纤、半导体波导管、同步辐射等。该书可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

本书是一本有着很高知名度的电动力学教材，长期以来被世界上多所大学选用。本影印版是2001年出版的第三版。与前两版相比，第三版在保留基本经典电动力学内容的基础上，做了不少调整。如增加了一些关于数字计算方面的内容；删除了等离子体一章，将其部分内容在其它章节体现；增加了一些新的科技发展内容，如光纤、半导体波导管、同步辐射等。

全书共分16章，可作为物理类专业电动力学课程的教材，尤其适合开展双语教学的学校，对于有志出国深造的人员也是一本必不可少的参考书。

Introduction and Survey

 1.1 Maxwell Equations in Vacuum, Fields, and Sources

 1.2 Inverse Square Law, or the Mass of the Photon

 1.3 Linear Superposition

 1.4 Maxwell Equations in Macroscopic Media

 1.5 Boundary Conditions at Interfaces Between Different Media

 1.6 Some Remarks on Idealizations in Electromagnetism

 References and Suggested Reading

Chapter 1 Introduction to Electrostatics

 1.1 Coulomb's Law

 1.2 Electric Field

 1.3 Gauss's Law

 1.4 Differential Form of Gauss's Law

 1.5 Another Equation of Electrostatics and the Scalar Potential

 1.6 Surface Distributions of Charges and Dipoles and Discontinuities in the Electric Field and Potential

 1.7 Poisson and Laplace Equations

 1.8 Green's Theorem

 1.9 Uniqueness of the Solution with Dirichlet or Neumann Boundary Conditions

 1.10 Formal Solution of Electrostatic Boundary-Value Problem with Green Function

 1.11 Electrostatic Potential Energy and Energy Density; Capacitance

 1.12 Variational Approach to the Solution of the Laplace and Poisson Equations

 1.13 Relaxation Method for Two-Dimensional Electrostatic Problems

 References and Suggested Reading

 Problems

Chapter 2 Boundary-Value Problems in Electrostatics: Ⅰ

 2.1 Method of Images

 2.2 Point Charge in the Presence of a Grounded Conducting Sphere

 2.3 Point Charge in the Presence of a Charged, Insulated, Conducting Sphere

 2.4 Point Charge Near a Conducting Sphere at Fixed Potential

 2.5 Conducting Sphere in a Uniform Electric Field by Method of Images

 2.6 Green Function for the Sphere; General Solution for the Potential

 2.7 Conducting Sphere with Hemispheres at Different Potentials

 2.8 Orthogonal Functions and Expansions

 2.9 Separation of Variables; Laplace Equation in Rectangular Coordinates

 2.10 A Two-Dimensional Potential Problem; Summation of Fourier Series

 2.11 Fields and Charge Densities in Two-Dimensional Corners and Along Edges

 2.12 Introduction to Finite Element Analysis for Electrostatics

 References and Suggested Reading

 Problems

Chapter 3 Boundary-Value Problems in Electrostatics: Ⅱ

 3.1 Laplace Equation in Spherical Coordinates

 3.2 Legendre Equation and Legendre Polynomials

 3.3 Boundary-Value Problems with Azimuthal Symmetry

 3.4 Behavior of Fields in a Conical Hole or Near a Sharp Point

 3.5 Associated Legendre Functions and the Spherical Harmonics Ylm(θ, φ)

 3.6 Addition Theorem for Spherical Harmonics

 3.7 Laplace Equation in Cylindrical Coordinates; Bessel Functions

 3.8 Boundary-Value Problems in Cylindrical Coordinates

 3.9 Expansion of Green Functions in Spherical Coordinates

 3.10 Solution of Potential Problems with the Spherical Green Function Expansion

 3.11 Expansion of Green Functions in Cylindrical Coordinates

 3.12 Eigenfunction Expansions for Green Functions

 3.13 Mixed Boundary Conditions, Conducting Plane with a Circular Hole

 References and Suggested Reading

 Problems

Chapter 4 Multipoles, Electrostatics of Macroscopic Media,Dielectrics

 4.1 Multipole Expansion

 4.2 Multipole Expansion of the Energy of a Charge Distribution in an External Field

 4.3 Elementary Treatment of Electrostatics with Ponderable Media

 4.4 Boundary-Value Problems with Dielectrics

 4.5 Molecular Polarizability and Electric Susceptibility

 4.6 Models for Electric Polarizability

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Chapter 5 Magnetostatics,Faraday's Law,Quasi-Static Fields

Chapter 6 Maxwell Equations, Macroscopic Electromagnetism, Conservation Laws

Chapter 7 Plane Electromagnetic Waves and Wave Propagation

Chapter 8 Waveguides, Resonant Cavities, and Optical Fibers

Chapter 9 Radiating Systems, Multipole Fields and Radiation

Chapter 10 Scattering and Diffraction

Chapter 11 Special Theory of Relativity

Chapter 12 Dynamics of Relativistic Particles and Electromagnetic Fields

Chapter 13 Collisions, Energy Loss, and Scattering of Charged Particles, Cherenkov and Transition Radiation

Chapter 14 Radiation by Moving Charges

Chapter 15 Bremsstrahlung, Method of Virtual Quanta, Radiative Beta Processes

Chapter 16 Radiation Damping, Classical Models of Charged Particles

Appendix on Units and Dimensions

Bibliography

Index