This document outlines the syllabus for an advanced MSc-level course on electrodynamics. [1] The course is divided into three modules that cover electromagnetic waves and potentials, relativity and electrodynamics, and applications of relativistic electrodynamics. [2] Topics include Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic wave propagation, special relativity, relativistic kinematics and energy/momentum, and motion of charges in electromagnetic fields. [3] The course utilizes 40 total lectures to comprehensively cover the foundations and applications of classical electromagnetism.
This document outlines the syllabus for an advanced MSc-level course on electrodynamics. [1] The course is divided into three modules that cover electromagnetic waves and potentials, relativity and electrodynamics, and applications of relativistic electrodynamics. [2] Topics include Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic wave propagation, special relativity, relativistic kinematics and energy/momentum, and motion of charges in electromagnetic fields. [3] The course utilizes 40 total lectures to comprehensively cover the foundations and applications of classical electromagnetism.
This document outlines the syllabus for an advanced MSc-level course on electrodynamics. [1] The course is divided into three modules that cover electromagnetic waves and potentials, relativity and electrodynamics, and applications of relativistic electrodynamics. [2] Topics include Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic wave propagation, special relativity, relativistic kinematics and energy/momentum, and motion of charges in electromagnetic fields. [3] The course utilizes 40 total lectures to comprehensively cover the foundations and applications of classical electromagnetism.
This document outlines the syllabus for an advanced MSc-level course on electrodynamics. [1] The course is divided into three modules that cover electromagnetic waves and potentials, relativity and electrodynamics, and applications of relativistic electrodynamics. [2] Topics include Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic wave propagation, special relativity, relativistic kinematics and energy/momentum, and motion of charges in electromagnetic fields. [3] The course utilizes 40 total lectures to comprehensively cover the foundations and applications of classical electromagnetism.
It will start by revising the behaviour of electric and magnetic
fields, in vacuum as well as matter, and casting it in the language of scalar and vector potentials. http://nptel.iitm.ac.in
Writing Maxwell equations in the same language will lead to the
analysis of electromagnetic waves, their propagation, scattering Physics and radiation.
Special relativity will be introduced, which will allow the
covariant formulation of Maxwell's equations and the Pre-requisites: Lagrangian formulation of electrodynamics.
Relativistic motion of charges in electromagnetic fields, and the 1. Introductory course on
motion of electromagnetic fields through matter will be covered, Electricity and with plenty of examples. Magnetism at the level of D. J. Griffiths, “Introduction to Electrodynamics”. COURSE DETAIL
2. R. Resnick, “Introduction Lecture 1: Maxwell's equations in vacuum, to Special Relativity”, Maxwell's Maxwell's equations inside matter Wiley (1992). equations: a review Coordinators: Prof. Amol Dighe Lecture 2: Solving Uniqueness theorems, Separation of Theoretical PhysicsTIFR static boundary variables for Poisson's equation value problems
Lecture 3: Time- Relaxation to a stationary state,
Lecture 4: Energy Energy in static electric field, Energy in
in electric and static magnetic field, Energy stored and magnetic fields transported by EM waves
Lecture 5: EM EM waves at dielectric boundaries:
waves with reflection, refraction, EM waves in boundaries conductors: inside and at the boundary
Lectures 6-7: EM Rectangular waveguides, Circular
waves in confined cylindrical waveguides, Coaxial cable, spaces Cavities
Lecture 8: EM Wave equation for scalar and vector
wave equations potentials with sources, Solving the wave with sources equation with sources
Lecture 9: EM Electric and magnetic fields: radiation
radiation components, Radiation energy loss, Radiation from antennas
Lectures 10-11: Multipole expansion, Electric dipole
Multipole radiation radiation, Magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole radiation
Lecture 12: Problems
Module II: Relativity and electrodynamics
Lecture 1: From Faraday's law and Lorentz force,
electrodynamics Motivations for Special Relativity, Lorentz to Special transformations Relativity
Lecture 2: Lorentz Length, time, velocity, acceleration, EM
transformations of wave: aberration and Doppler effect, observables Transformations of electric and magnetic fields Lecture 3: Defining momentum in Special Relativity, Relativistic energy Defining relativistic energy and momentum
Lecture 4: Covariance and contravariance,
Covariant and Examples of 4-vectors: x, del, p, J, A, u, A contravariant 4- vectors
Lecture 5: Metric Metric and invariant scalar products,
and higher-rank Second rank 4-tensors: symmetric and 4-tensors antisymmetric, Higher-rank 4-tensors
Lecture 6: Tensor Length, area, 3-volume and 4-volume in
calculus 4-d, Gauss's law and Stokes' theorem in 4-d
Lecture 7: Two-body scattering, Decay of a particle
Relativistic kinematics
Lecture 8: EM field The electromagnetic field tensor F,
tensor 'and Maxwell's equations in terms of F and F- Maxwell's tilde equations
Lectures 9-10: Lagrangian, Hamiltonian, energy,
Lagrangian equations of motion, Non-relativistic formulation of particle in a potential, Relativistic free relativistic particle, Relativistic particle in EM fields mechanics
Lecture 11: Volume distribution of changes in EM
Lagrangian fields, Field-field interaction and formulation of Maxwell's equations relativistic electrodynamics
Lectures 1-2: Relativistic equations of motion, Particle
Motion of charges in a unifrm electric field, Particle in a in E and B fields uniform magnetic field, Particle in combinations of electric and magnetic fields
Lecture 3: EM Lienard-Wiechert potentials: without
potentials from a relativity and using relativity moving charge
Lectures 4-5: EM E and B fields from Lienard-Wiechert
fields from a potentials, E and B fields from Lorentz uniformly moving transformations, Force between two charge uniformly moving charges
Lectures 6-7: Cherenkov: intuitive understanding and
Radiation from an fields, Calculating relevant derivatives, accelerating Calculating E and B fields including their charge radiative components
Lecture 9: Radiated power from an accelerating
Radiation from charge, Bremsstrahlung radiation: large linear motion: velocities Bremsstrahlung
Lectures 10-11: Radiation from a circular orbit, Time
Radiation from variation of the radiation signal, circular orbits: Instantaneous pattern of radiated power, Synchrotron Synchrotron radiation for producing X- rays
Lectures 12-13: Force of an accelerating charge on itself:
radiation reaction small acceleration, Radiation damping in force ultra-relativistic case
Lectures 14-15: Interactions of EM fields with electrons,
EM radiation Scattering of EM wave by a free electron, passing through Scattering of EM wave by a bound matter electron, Absorption by a bound electron, Refractive index: collective polarization by electrons
(Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology) Robert Allen Meyers (Editor) - Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology - Quantum Physics-Elsevier (2001) PDF
(Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology) Robert Allen Meyers (Editor) - Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology - Quantum Physics-Elsevier (2001) PDF
