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This document contains a tutorial sheet for a physics course, covering various problems related to electromagnetic waves, including calculations of peak height, divergence, curl, current densities, induced emf, and properties of materials like copper. It also includes theoretical justifications for electromagnetic wave equations and calculations of phase differences and skin depth. The problems require knowledge of advanced physics concepts such as electric and magnetic fields, capacitors, and material properties.

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Tutorial sheet 4

This document contains a tutorial sheet for a physics course, covering various problems related to electromagnetic waves, including calculations of peak height, divergence, curl, current densities, induced emf, and properties of materials like copper. It also includes theoretical justifications for electromagnetic wave equations and calculations of phase differences and skin depth. The problems require knowledge of advanced physics concepts such as electric and magnetic fields, capacitors, and material properties.

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Department of Physics and Materials Science

PHYSICS (UPH 013), July-Dec 2024


TUTORIAL SHEET # 4: Electromagnetic Waves

1. The height of a hill is expressed as h(x, y) = 5(2 x y - 3 x2 - 4 y2 - 18 x + 28 y + 6). Find the


location and height of the peak.

2. Find the divergence of function f = 2 k. Comment on the result.

3. Plot the function f(x, y) = x j - y i. Also find the curl of this function.

4. A parallel plate capacitor is filled with a material having permittivity ɛ = 80 ɛ0,


permeability μ = μ0 and resistivity 0.25 Ω m. An alternating signal V = V0 Sin (2 π υ t) is
applied across the plates of the capacitor. Calculate the ratio of conduction current density
to displacement current density.

5. An alternating signal V = V0 Sin (2 π υ t) is applied across a piece of copper. Calculate the


ratio of conduction current to displacement current if υ = 50 Hz. The resistivity and
permittivity of copper are given to be 1.68 × 10-8 Ω m and 5.4 ×10-11 C2/N m2.

6. A square loop of wire of side 5 cm is placed in a uniform magnetic field B, such that the
normal to the plane of the loop subtends an angle of 60 o with direction of B. If the magnetic
field strength is given by (0.5 – 0.002 t3) tesla, then find the induced emf in the loop at t=2 s.

7. Justify that E(x, t) = E0 ei(k x - ω t) j and B(x, t) = B0 ei(k x - ω t) k represent electric and magnetic
field vectors of an electromagnetic wave propagating in free space.

8. The conductivity and relative permittivity for a given material are 5 S/m and 1
respectively. An electric field E = E0 Sin (2 π υ t) is applied across the material. Calculate the
value of frequency υ, at which the peak values of conduction and displacement current
densities become equal.

9. Calculate the phase difference between electric field and magnetic field inside a good
conductor.

10. The resistivity, permittivity and permeability of copper are 1.68 × 10 -8 Ω m, 5.4 ×10-11
C2/N m2 and 1.26 ×10-6 N/A2. Calculate the skin depth for copper at optical frequencies (~
1015 Hz). Also comment on the result.

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