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Physics Education Mathematical Physics Department of Physics Faculty of Science Lund University Advanced Electromagnetism (FYSN23, NAFY020) Credits: 7.5 hp; Teaching period: VT1

General information

The course shall provide central knowledge in advanced electrodynamics relevant for a variety of fields in physics.
It is part of the Master programme in physics

• Maxwell's equations, conservation laws, and electromagnetic potentials and gauges
• Interaction of radiation with materials and dispersion
• Optical waveguides and impedance
• Retarded potentials and radiating systems including multipol radiation
• Relativistic formulation of electromagnetism
• Lienard-Wiechert potential and synchrotron radiation

Requirements and examination

• Handing in the homework problems in groups of two or three. It is required that substantial work is done on 80% of the problems (i.e. the solution need not to be necessarily correct). I strongly prefer a wrong solution where the students dealt with the matter to a right solution copied from textbooks or fellow students.
• Passing the individual oral exam [70% of final grade]. The student shall demonstrate that he/she can apply the material discussed in the lecture to solve the exercise problems. It is suggested to bring and use a compilation of important issues/formulas written by oneself (less than 3 pages). The exam will be based on a random choice of problems from the exercise sheets.
  
• Project (in groups of two or three) with oral presentation and written report  (of the same group) (4-8 pages) [30% of final grade]. Participation during the entire workshop is mandatory. The grading will be based on the depth of your understanding of the subject (Minimum level: important points are correctly reproduced. Expected level: establishing the logical structure; Excellent level: relating to general topics of the field), the quality of your presentation (good introduction to the topic, structure, readability of text and figures), and its pedagogical value (motivation, clarity, highlighting important issues).
  

Literature

• John D. Jackson: Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd Edition, (Wiley 1999). [Note that earlier editions did not use SI units and are therefore not recommended.] List of Errata
  

• A. Zangwill: Modern Electrodynamics (Cambridge University Press 2013)
• David J. Griffiths: Introduction to Electrodynamics (Addison-Wesley 1999)
• Richard Fitzpatrick: Classical Electromagnetism: An intermediate level course (online notes)
  

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