Magnetic Fields: A Comprehensive Theoretical Treatise for Practical Use [Hardcover]

Heinz E. Knoepfel (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471322059 | ISBN-13: 978-0471322054 | Publication Date: May 15, 2000 | Edition: 1st

A unique resource for physicists and engineers working with magnetic fields

An understanding of magnetic phenomena is essential for anyone working on the practical application of electromagnetic theory. Magnetic Fields: A Comprehensive Theoretical Treatise for Practical Use provides physicists and engineers with a thorough treatment of the magnetic aspects of classical electromagnetic theory, focusing on key issues and problems arising in the generation and application of magnetic fields. From magnetic potentials and diffusion phenomena to magnetohydrodynamics and properties of matter-topics are carefully selected for their relevance to the theoretical framework as well as current technologies. Outstanding in its organization, clarity, and scope, Magnetic Fields:

• Examines a wide range of practical problems, from magnetomechanical devices to magnetic acceleration mechanisms
• Opens each chapter with reference to pertinent engineering examples
• Provides sufficient detail enabling readers to follow the derivation of the results
• Discusses solution methods and their application to different problems
• Includes more than 300 graphs, 40 tables, 2,000 numbered formulas, and extensive references to the professional literature
• Reviews the essential mathematics in the appendices

Editorial Reviews

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"Taken as a whole, what we have here is an invaluable source book for physicists and engineers involved in the design and applications of magnetic systems...one exception...topic of superconductivity.... As for everyone else: don't wait...buy this book." (Choice, Vol. 38, No. 8, April 2001)

"Anyone working with magnetic fields will find this book a great resource...well organized and clearly written..." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, Vol. 18, No. 2, March/April 2002)

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A unique resource for physicists and engineers working with magnetic fields

An understanding of magnetic phenomena is essential for anyone working on the practical application of electromagnetic theory. Magnetic Fields: A Comprehensive Theoretical Treatise for Practical Use provides physicists and engineers with a thorough treatment of the magnetic aspects of classical electromagnetic theory, focusing on key issues and problems arising in the generation and application of magnetic fields. From magnetic potentials and diffusion phenomena to magnetohydrodynamics and properties of matter-topics are carefully selected for their relevance to the theoretical framework as well as current technologies. Outstanding in its organization, clarity, and scope, Magnetic Fields:
* Examines a wide range of practical problems, from magnetomechanical devices to magnetic acceleration mechanisms
* Opens each chapter with reference to pertinent engineering examples
* Provides sufficient detail enabling readers to follow the derivation of the results
* Discusses solution methods and their application to different problems
* Includes more than 300 graphs, 40 tables, 2,000 numbered formulas, and extensive references to the professional literature
* Reviews the essential mathematics in the appendices

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 619 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1st edition (May 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471322059
• ISBN-13: 978-0471322054
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,380,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Strange book, December 10, 2011

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I'm not sure why the reviews are so good. This book is an average book - nothing great about it. There are over 100 pages on magnetic field diffusion - not sure why it is allocated so much space. On the other hand, the book barely covers magnetostatics (quite surprising for a book on magnetic fields), and the problems/examples discussed in the book are hardly useful in real life situations. Anyways, it is an OK book, but not a great book in my opinion.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great research reference, November 4, 2011

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This book is very similar to Knoepfel's "Pulsed High Magnetic Fields", but about $300 cheaper. Comprehensive and useful to all physics and high voltage related studies.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent text on magnetics, January 9, 2007

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This is a very well written, readable text on magnetic field theory. Excellent desktop reference.