18. Beauty of electromagnetic theory

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Content Summary V
3. An Epigram for Electromagnetic Field Theory Teaching Series by Professor Liang Changhong VII
4. Author’s Biography IX
5. Preface XI
6. Contents XIII
7. List of Figures XXI
8. 1. Self-action energy in electrostatic field 1
9. 2. Corresponding research between time-harmonic field and complex field 19
10. 3. Transformation and unification of electrostatic field and constant current field 33
11. 4. Charge multipoles and current multipoles 45
12. 5. Polarization of electromagnetic wave and its applications 59
13. 6. Conservation of charge and conservation of current 73
14. 7. Electromagnetic reciprocal symmetry and lossless symmetry 89
15. 8. Electromagnetic symmetry and symmetry operator 107
16. 9. Plane image method and active conformal mapping 121
17. 10. Electromagnetic loss 141
18. 11. Complex parameter and complex theorems in electromagnetic theory 163
19. 12. Complex operator w̅ and 2D static field 181
20. 13. New network theory of electromagnetic waves in multilayered media 195
21. 14. Matrix transformation in electromagnetic theory 215
22. 15. Minimum directivity challenge of electromagnetic radiation 231
23. 16. Mysteries of Fermat’s principle 251
24. 17. Electromagnetic inertia 275
25. 18. Beauty of electromagnetic theory 289
26. 19. Some thoughts on the electromagnetic theory 301
27. 20. Teaching notes 337
28. References 351
29. Index 355