Basic Electromagnetic Theory

Abstract

The foundation of this book is macroscopic electromagnetic theory. In the beginning, a brief survey of the basic laws and theorems of electromagnetic theory is necessary. These subjects are included in undergraduate texts on electrodynamics or electromagnetic theory. Therefore, this chapter may be read as a review. The contents of this chapter include: Maxwell’s equations in vacuum and in continuous media; Characteristics of material media; Boundary conditions, Maxwell’s equations on the boundary of media; Wave equations and Helmholtz’s equations; Energy and power flow in electromagnetic fields, Poynting’s theorem; Potential functions and d’Alembert’s equations; Hertzian vector potentials; Duality and reciprocity.