Electrodynamics
General data
Course ID: | 1102-305C |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
13.205
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Course title: | Electrodynamics |
Name in Polish: | Electrodynamics |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Physics |
Course groups: |
Astronomy (1st level); obligatory courses on 3rd year Astronomy, individual path; 3rd year courses Courses in English Physics (1st level); obligatory courses on 3rd year |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
8.00
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Language: | English |
Prerequisites (description): | - Physics I-III - Mathematics I-III or equivalent. More specifically students are suppose to know - Static electromagnetism in vacuum (Coulomb/Gauss, Biot-Savart/Ampere, and their simple solutions) - Relativistic mechanics (proper time, time dilation, Lorentz contraction) - Vector analysis (gradient, divergence, rotation and Gauss, Stokes) - Waves (phase velocity, wave equation, and Fourier modes) Homeworks and extra tutorials will be provided to make sure that students are familiar with them. |
Short description: |
Introduction to basic concepts and mathematical tools of electrodynamics, in particular electromagnetic waves and Maxwell equations. We first discuss microscopic electromagnetic fields in vacuum, and then apply them to macroscopic phenomena in matter. |
Full description: |
- Electromagnetic force, Maxwell equations and charge conservation (differential/integration forms, symmetries) - Characteristic phenomena (static electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction, displacement current) - Energy and momentum of electromagnetic fields (Poynting vector, Maxwell tensor) - Potential formulation (gauge uncertainty, causality, Lienard-Wiechert potential) - Electromagnetic waves and radiation (plane/spherical wave, metallic wave guide, Larmor formula) - Relativity (Lorentz transformation, covariant formulation) - Electrodynamics in matter (polarization/magnetization, refraction index, reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves) Main lecture and tutorial are complementary, in the sense that their stress is sometimes different: lecture discusses Maxwell theory and its connection to simple phenomena, while tutorial discusses practical electrodynamic phenomena. Students are highly encouraged to attend both. |
Bibliography: |
- D. J. Griffiths "Introduction to electrodynamics" - J. D. Jackson "Classical electrodynamics" |
Learning outcomes: |
Students will be able to apply Maxwell equations to characteristic electromagnetic phenomena in vacuum and also in matter. Students will be able to explain an interplay between electric and magnetic fields, in particular, for different observers. |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
There will be two written midterm, final written and oral exams. The midterms are based on tutorials, the final written is based on half lecture and half tutorial, and the oral exam is based on lecture. The final mark is based on the total score. |
Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)
Time span: | 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28 |
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Type of class: |
Classes, 60 hours, 20 places
Lecture, 45 hours, 20 places
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Coordinators: | Ayuki Kamada | |
Group instructors: | Arumona Edward Arumona, Ubaldo Cavazos Olivas, Bruno Cury Camargo, DARIO GONZALEZ HERRERA, Jayanth Jayakumar, Ayuki Kamada, Abhigyan Saha | |
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Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)
Time span: | 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26 |
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MO TU CW
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Type of class: |
Classes, 60 hours, 20 places
Lecture, 45 hours, 20 places
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Coordinators: | Ayuki Kamada | |
Group instructors: | Bruno Cury Camargo, Ayuki Kamada | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
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