Leagan Gaeilge   Text Version   Display: Zoom (-) (+)   View ( Normal High contrast ) Printer Friendly  A to Z  Sitemap

EP435: Electromagnetism and Special Relativity

Texts

Electromagnetic Fields and Waves 2nd Ed., Corson and Lorraine
Classical Electricity and magnetism, Panofsky and Phillips
Introduction to Electrodynamics 3rd Ed., Griffiths
Introduction to Special Relativity, Resnick

---

Syllabus

1. The Electric Field
   • Properties of the E field
   • Multipole expansion
   • Dielectric materials
2. The Magnetic Field
   • Currents as sources of the B field
   • Properties of the B field
   • Magnetic materials
   • Faraday's law of induction
3. Electromagnetic (EM) Radiation
   • Boundary conditions on E and B fields
   • Maxwell's equations
   • Properties of EM radiation
   • Reflection and refraction
   • Dispersion of EM waves in materials
   • Skin depth, plasma frequency
4. Special Relativity
   • Lorentz transformation
   • Space-time, four vectors, Minkowski diagrams
   • Covariant formulation of the laws of mechanics
   • Relativistic electromagnetism
   • Electromagnetic field tensor
   • Transformation of E, B fields

---

Lecturer

Prof. S. Gerard Jennings
Office: 227
Phone: ext. 2704
email: gerard.jenningsnuigalway.ie  

• Disclaimer
• Privacy
• Copyright
• Accessibility