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Focusing on the propagation of transient electromagnetic fields, this comprehensive two-volume work offers a rigorous mathematical treatment of electromagnetics. It covers classical theory and advances to asymptotic descriptions in various dielectric and conductor models. The updated edition serves as a valuable resource for researchers and includes applications in radar, medical imaging, and communications. With practical exercises and a curated selection of topics, it also functions effectively as a graduate-level textbook for research preparation.

Focusing on the propagation of transient electromagnetic fields, this comprehensive two-volume work delves into both time- and frequency-domain electromagnetics, covering classical theories and contemporary research. It addresses ultrawideband signals and ultrashort pulses in dispersive and absorptive media. The updated edition includes rigorous developments and meaningful exercises, making it ideal for graduate students and researchers in electromagnetic wave theory, with applications spanning radar, imaging, communications, and safety.

The book provides an in-depth exploration of electromagnetic pulse propagation in causally dispersive media, applicable to various materials including dielectrics, conductors, and semiconductors. It emphasizes rigorous theoretical frameworks and introduces asymptotic approximation techniques, particularly saddle point methods, to analyze wave behavior in these complex media.

The book offers a comprehensive exploration of how transient electromagnetic and optical wave fields behave when traveling through causal, locally linear media characterized by temporal dispersion and absorption. Its heavily illustrated approach aids in understanding complex concepts related to wave propagation and radiation, making it a valuable resource for those studying advanced topics in physics and engineering.

Focusing on time-domain electromagnetics, this book offers a thorough examination of transient electromagnetic field propagation in various media, emphasizing ultrawideband signals and ultrashort pulses. It adheres to causality principles and employs well-defined asymptotic techniques for approximation. The text includes meaningful exercises to enhance comprehension, making it suitable for graduate students in physics, electrical engineering, and materials science. Applications discussed include radar, medical imaging, communications, and health concerns related to ultrawideband pulsed fields.

This research monograph presents a systematic treatment of the theory of the propagation of transient electromagnetic fields (such as optical pulses) through dielectric media which exhibit both dispersion and absorption. The work divides naturally into two parts. Part I presents a summary of the fundamental theory of the radiation and propagation of rather general electromagnetic waves in causal, linear media which are homogeneous and isotropic but which otherwise have rather general dispersive and absorbing properties. In Part II, we specialize on the propagation of a plane, transient electromagnetic field in a homogeneous dielectric. Although we have made some contributions to the fundamental theory given in Part I, most of the results of our own research appear in Part II. The purpose of the theory presented in Part II is to predict and to explain in explicit detail the dynamics of the field after it has propagated far enough through the medium to be in the mature-dispersion regime. It is the subject of a classic theory, based on the research conducted by A. Sommerfeld and L.