Electromagnetism I

Undergraduate course given at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens starting in the fall of 2022

Time: Τετάρτες 9:00-11:00, Παρασκευές 12:00-15:00
Semester: Χειμερινό
Venue: Αμφιθέατρο “ΔΗΜΟΚΡΙΤΟΣ”
Course Code: 10ΥΚΟ32
eClass: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS125/

Description:

  • Conductors. Capacitors. General properties of the solutions of Laplace’s equation. Uniqueness theorems.
  • Solution methods: Boundary-value problems in cartesian, spherical, and cylindrical coordinates.
  • Multipole expansion. Dielectrics. Polarization. Bound charges. Polarization mechanisms.
  • Electric displacement. Boundary conditions. Linear/non-linear dielectrics and capacitors. Solution of Laplace’s equation in dielectrics. Energy and forces in dielectrics.
  • Magnetostatics. Ampère’s law. Vector potential. Boundary conditions. Techniques for determining the vector potential. Magnetostatic fields in matter.
  • Paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials. Magnetization. Bound currents. Magnetic field. Boundary conditions. Linear/non-linear magnetic materials. Magnetic scalar potential. Ferromagnetism.
  • Induction law. Maxwell’s equations.

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