12 Best Books on Electrodynamics

We have compiled a list of the Best Reference Books on Electrodynamics, which are used by students of top universities, and colleges. This will help you choose the right book depending on if you are a beginner or an expert. Here is the complete list of Electrodynamics Books with their authors, publishers, and an unbiased review of them as well as links to the Amazon website to directly purchase them. If permissible, you can also download the free PDF books on Electrodynamics below.

 
1."Introduction to Electrodynamics" by David J Griffiths
“Introduction to Electrodynamics” Book Review: This book is intended for undergraduate students who are studying electrodynamics, and it offers insightful discussions on the subject’s experiments, theories, and history. The book delves deeply into the topic of electrodynamics, providing comprehensive knowledge. With its user-friendly design and helpful illustrations and pictures, the content is easy to understand. Furthermore, the book covers all topics related to magnetism and electricity.

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2."Classical Electrodynamics" by John David Jackson
“Classical Electrodynamics” Book Review: This book is a highly acclaimed textbook that has been a standard reference for the subject since its publication in 1962. The book provides an in-depth and comprehensive coverage of classical electromagnetic theory, including topics such as electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, and radiation.

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3."Electrodynamics" by Gupta and Kumar
“Electrodynamics” Book Review: This is a comprehensive textbook that covers the fundamentals of classical electromagnetism, with a particular emphasis on their applications in modern physics. The book is intended for students pursuing advanced undergraduate or graduate degrees in physics or related fields.

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4."Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics and Particle Physics" by Deep Chandra Joshi
“Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics and Particle Physics” Book Review: This is a comprehensive and informative book on two of the most fascinating and complex fields in physics: quantum electrodynamics and particle physics. The book is divided into two parts: the first part covers the basics of quantum electrodynamics, while the second part includes the world of particle physics.

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5."Principles of Electrodynamics (Dover Books on Physics)" by Melvin M Schwartz
“Principles of Electrodynamics (Dover Books on Physics)” Book Review: This book is helpful for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It provides an exposition of electromagnetism. The book is all about the theories and applications of electrodynamics. The topics include Gauss’s theorem, Coulomb’s law and many more.

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6."Electrodynamics of Continuous Media: Course of Theoretical Physics - Vol. 8" by Landau
“Electrodynamics of Continuous Media: Course of Theoretical Physics – Vol. 8” Book Review: This is a classic textbook that provides a rigorous treatment of the electromagnetic properties of matter. This book is part of the renowned “Course of Theoretical Physics” series and is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics and related fields.

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7."Classical Electrodynamics" by P Sengupta
“Classical Electrodynamics” Book Review: The book covers a wide range of topics in electromagnetism, including electrostatics, magnetostatics, electromagnetic waves, and radiation. The author provides detailed explanations of the physical phenomena involved in each topic, and he shows how these concepts are related to one.

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8."Electrodynamics: Lectures On Theoretical Physics" by Sommerfeld Arnold
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9."Electromagnetism Theory and Problems: Electrodynamics and Plasma Physics" by Hemrajani C and S L Kakani
“Electromagnetism Theory and Problems: Electrodynamics and Plasma Physics” Book Review: This book is a valuable resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate science students, as well as those preparing for entrance exams like UGC-CSIR NET and SLET. It covers all essential topics related to electromagnetism and includes a plethora of worked-out and unsolved problems.

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10."Classical Relativistic Electrodynamics: Theory of Light Emission and Application to Free Electron Lasers" by Toshiyuki Shiozawa
“Classical Relativistic Electrodynamics: Theory of Light Emission and Application to Free Electron Lasers” Book Review: This book provides the basics of advanced electromagnetic theory and relativistic electrodynamics. The book also discusses classical electrodynamics with regard to the generation of high-power coherent microwave radiation in optical-wave regions. This book will be useful for graduate students in the fields of advanced electromagnetic theory, relativistic electrodynamics, beam physics and plasma sciences.

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11."Electrodynamics: The Field-Free Approach: Electrostatics, Magnetism, Induction, Relativity and Field Theory (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)" by Kjell Prytz
“Electrodynamics: The Field-Free Approach: Electrostatics, Magnetism, Induction, Relativity and Field Theory (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)” Book Review: This textbook covers both basic and advanced levels of electrodynamics, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of the theory and its experiments and phenomena. It includes topics such as force and mutual interaction, as well as field theory. The book also explores how the theory of relativity is based on magnetic effects. Physics and engineering students, high school teachers, and telecom industry employees will find this book helpful. Additionally, it can serve as a useful reference for students studying chemistry and computer science.

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12."Introduction to Electrodynamics and Radiation" by Grandy
“Introduction to Electrodynamics and Radiation” Book Review: The focus of this book is on the microscopic theory of electricity and magnetism in the context of electrodynamics and radiation. It also includes an overview of advanced mathematical and diagrammatic techniques from relativistic quantum field theory. The book delves into a variety of topics, including tensor analysis, Riemannian spaces, charged particle radiation, and classical charged particle theory. This comprehensive resource will be beneficial to graduate students enrolled in elementary classical and quantum mechanics, electricity, magnetism, and modern physics courses.

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