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A text based on a graduate physics course intended to lead students from basic physical principles of electrodynamics (such as the concept of a field; the physical meaning of a divergence and a curl) to a relativistic Lagrangian formalism with principles that overlap with the field theoretic techniques used in other branches of advanced physics. Melia teaches physics and astronomy at the U. of Arizona.
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More Reviews and RecommendationsFulvio Melia is professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Arizona. He is coeditor of The Central Parsecs of the Galaxy and scientific editor of The Astrophysical Journal.
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October 09, 2001: This is an excellent textbook on the subject of electrodynamics ... very well written. Fulvio Melia has a talent for writing in very understandable language which is a great plus for students.
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July 01, 2001: I have used this book while taking courses with Fulvio. The language is so elegant and the physics is well-explained. A lot of examples are given to illustrate the application(s) of the law(s) of electrodynamics. The way he explains physics is not too hard to understand like any other electrodynamics textbook. It is a wonderful book for a first-year graduate student.