Classical Electromagnetic Field Theory by Bo Thide

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The discussion highlights a free book on Electromagnetic Field Theory by Bo Thide, which is designed for a similar audience as Jackson's work but is significantly shorter at about one-third the length. The book features a professional layout and includes numerous figures, along with an accompanying exercises book. Despite its accessibility, concerns are raised regarding inconsistent notation and skipped steps in certain chapters, suggesting it may not be the best resource for students. Thide is noted for his contributions to the application of Orbital Angular Momentum encoding in radio waves. The book is available for download under a restrictive license, with links provided for both the PDF and a previously available HTML version.

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This is a free book that seems to be aimed at the same audience as Jackson, but it's only about 1/3 the length. The layout is very professional looking, and there are quite a few figures. There is an accompanying book of exercises. The book is freely downloadable under a restrictive license.
 
I helped someone recently on PF who was confused--rightfully--because Thide was skipping steps and using inconsistent notation in one chapter. Yes it's free, but I would steer students to a better book based on this limited exposure.
 
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As a side note, Thidè is one of the researchers who demonstrated the application of Orbital Angular Momentun encoding to radio waves.
Link to the freely downloadable PDF : http://arxiv.org/abs/1101.6015
(I once had the link to the html version, but I can no longer locate it)
 

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