Antenna theory
by Constantine A. Balanis · first published 1982
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Why HN recommends it
Standard graduate-level reference for antenna analysis and design. It offers deep theory and assumes a solid undergraduate math background, providing depth beyond basic explainers for working engineers.
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"Like the previous editions, Antenna Theory, Third Edition is designed to meet the needs of electrical engineering and physics students at the senior undergraduate and beginning graduate levels, and those of practicing engineers as well. The text assumes that the readers have a knowledge of basic undergraduate electromagnetic theory, including Maxwell's equations and the wave equation, introductory physics, and differential and integral calculus."--BOOK JACKET.
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…ARRL Antenna Book takes more time to explain fundamentals than the Handbook. The ARRL also publishes an antenna physics book that I haven't read. I notice that PhD committee chair for the author of the Antenna Theory web site we are yakking about was Balanis, who wrote a pretty good book called "Antenna Theory" -- but the book assumes you are an EE graduate student with at least a semester of multi-dimmensional DiffEQ…
on “Antenna Theory (2016)” ↗Might want to try Antenna Theory - Analysis and Design - Balanis (2016) But noticed a 2005 3rd edition is available in .pdf for download gratis at: https://archive.org/details/AntennaTheoryAnalysisAndDesign3r...
on “A new antenna using single atoms could usher in the age of atomic radio” ↗Antennas: ARRL Antenna Compendium for the layman. Antenna Theory and Design by Stutzman and Theile for a textbook. Books by Constantin Balanis or John Krauss are good too. Modern Antenna Design by Milligan for a practicing engineer reference book. DSP: Understating…
on “Paleotronic's 12 Years of Retro-Christmas Year One: 1980” ↗As an antenna engineer, I've referred to this site hundreds of times. To be fair, it's almost an eli5 version of how antennas work, but it's been a good reference for basics. http://www.antenna-theory.com/basics/whyantennasradiate.php is as deep as it gets. For DEEP antenna theory, I can't recommend the Balanis book high enough. https://www.amazon.com/Antenna-Theory-Analysis-Constantine-B...
on “How Antennas Work” ↗Recommended reading - Antenna Theory Analysis and Design, by Constantine Balanis
on “How Antennas Work” ↗For those with some fundamental undergrad math background, check out the gold standard book on antennas Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, Constantine Balanis https://www.amazon.com/Antenna-Theory-Analysis-Constantine-B...
on “U.S. Marine Corps Antenna Handbook (1999) [pdf]” ↗…specialities in electrical engineering. Multivariable calculus is really the entry point for engineering level antenna design. Balanis is the book I used in my antennas class, https://www.amazon.com/Antenna-Theory-Analysis-Constantine-B... but you'll need multivariable calculus to get through it.
on “Antenna Theory (2016)” ↗> I notice that PhD committee chair for the author of the Antenna Theory web site we are yakking about was Balanis... When I realized that's the Balanis who also authored Advanced Engineering Eletromagnetics, I was like whoa, must be a real privilege.
on “Antenna Theory (2016)” ↗…"Foundation of Microwave Engineering" and "Field Theory of guided waves" A bit more practical if you like smith charts you've and matching networks you've got Pozar's "Microwave Engineering" and for Antenna theory you've got Stutzman and Thiele's "Antenna Theory and Design" or Kraus' "Anetnnas" Balanis' book is good but a lot of the material in in comes from these books + Jackson and I think it makes a much better…
on “Antenna Theory (2016)” ↗For the purposes of learning antenna theory at the level of Balanis's 'Antenna Theory', I think Jackson is severely overkill. It's also written for physicists rather than engineers, so the emphasis is different. On the other hand, Jackson's problems…
on “Antenna Theory (2016)” ↗