Analytical Techniques in Electromagnetics is designed for researchers, scientists, and engineers seeking analytical solutions to electromagnetic (EM) problems. The techniques presented provide exact solutions that can be used to validate the accuracy of approximate solutions, offer better insight into actual physical processes, and can be utilized in finding precise quantities of interest over a wide range of parameter values.
Beginning with a review of basic EMs, the text:
- Describes the use of the separation of variables technique in Laplace, heat, and wave equations, covering rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems
- Explains the series expansion method, providing the solution of Poisson's equation in a cube and in a cylinder, and scattering by cylinders and spheres, as examples
- Addresses the conformal transformation technique, offering a visual display of conformal mapping and a brief introduction to the Schwarz-Christoffel transformation
- Employs worked-out problems to demonstrate various applications of Fourier sine and cosine, two-sided Fourier, Laplace, Hankel, and Mellin transform techniques
- Discusses perturbation techniques, supplying examples of perturbed results degenerating to their unperturbed versions as the perturbation parameters tend to zero
Analytical Techniques in Electromagnetics maintains a balanced view of techniques for solving EM problems, refusing to overemphasize the importance of analytical methods at the expense of numerical techniques. Carefully selected topics give readers an appreciation of the kinds of EM problems that can be solved exactly.
About the Author: Matthew N.O. Sadiku received his B.Sc from Ahmadu Bello University, and his M.Sc and Ph.D from Tennessee Technological University. He is currently a professor at Prairie View A&M University. He was previously a senior scientist with Boeing Satellite Systems, a system engineer with Lucent/Avaya, a full professor with Temple University, and an assistant professor with Florida Atlantic University. Widely published and highly decorated, Dr. Sadiku is a registered professional engineer, a fellow of the IEEE, and a member of the ACM. He has served as the IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Committee chairman, and as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Education.
Sudarshan R. Nelatury received his M.S. and Ph.D from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. He is currently an associate professor in the School of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Pennsylvania, USA. He previously taught in the Electronics and Communications Engineering Department at Osmania University; was a visiting faculty member at Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA; and was a visiting faculty member in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Widely published and highly decorated, Dr. Nelatury is a life member of India's IETE and ISTE, as well as a senior member of the IEEE.
