E&M textbook for a physical chemist

[oddcobb]

Hi all,

I am a graduate student in physical chemistry and I have discovered a fairly large hole in my knowledge. I am designing some experiments that will study the behavior of ions in magnetic fields. I don't have much background in E&M fields past a general physics course. Do you have any recommendations for a good book to help me build a foundation of knowledge in magnetic/electric fields.

Thanks!

 

[Jorriss]

If you just want generic, general E&M, griffiths Introduction to Electrodynamics is a good place to start - it is upper division level. Grab a copy of Jackson too, in my opinion. Jackson is graduate level, but more advanced than most intro graduate texts.

I do not know of any specialized text covering E&M for chemistry - there probably is not a need for one frankly.