course material
Phys 323
theoretical grounds of electromagnetism. concept of vector: gradient, divergence, and curl. Stock’s and Green’s theorems. electrostatics in free space, conductors and dielectric materials. Ampere’s law and the magnetic field, Maxwell equations in differential and integral forms, and in tensor form. Maxwell equations in vacuum and the propagation of electromagnetic radiation. so-called 4-vector notation and the compatibility of Maxwell equations with special relativity. gauge transformations.