ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to restate in broad terms the basic premises of electromagnetic theory, and to establish the fundamental concepts and models of electromagnetic phenomena as applied to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). It is not intended to give a complete coverage of the topic as this would occupy most of the book. There are many excellent texts on electromagnetics to which the reader may refer.1-4 The topic is also taken up at a level accessible to first-year university students in my own Introduction to Applied Electromagnetism (Wiley, 1990).5
