i) Radiation, diffraction and scattering of electromagnetic waves.
ii) Relativistic electrodynamics,
iii) Stopping power of charged particles penetrating matter.
Two important aspects of the course are:
i)the physical reasoning.
ii) the calculational approach.
The first aspect is meant to train and use a deep physical reasoning
around
electromagnetic phenomena in general to be able to do a good model
building.
The second aspect is to get insight and experience using numerical
methods in electrodynamics.
Therefore, there will be a project at the end of the course related
to a numerical method for classical electrodynamics.
The synthesis between those two aspects is the real goal of the course
and is
what makes this course really different from other courses in computational
electrodynamics. This is a course in Physical and Computational Electrodynamics.
We will basically follow the Classical Electrodynamics book
of Jackson (third edition, chapters 9-16),
but any other book on the same level will do.
Previous knowledge of basic electromagnetism and usage of numerical
and computational methods is a good starting point.
Examination consists of an oral exam at mid-term, problems solving,
and a report on the project made.
Navigators will be Juan Antonio Porto and Peter Apell.
contents:
0. Introduction.
1. Radiation, scattering and diffraction.
(Chapters 9-10 of Jackson).
2. Relativity and electrodynamics.
(Chapters 11-12 of Jackson).
3. Stopping power and absorption.
(Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Jackson).
4. Numerical methods in Electrodynamics. (Research project).
Meetings:
Tuesdays at 15:15 - 17:00 in F6217
Thursdays at 10:15-12:00 in F6217 (except
25-Jan, 8-Feb, and 22-Feb that the course will be held in F6111).
Recommended literature
The main reference for this course will be:
1. J. D. Jackson. Classical Electrodynamics (Wiley, New York, 1999, third edition).
Other books:
2. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz. The Classical Theory of Fields
(Course of Theoretical Physics, Volume 2).
(Butterworth-Heinemann,
4th. Rev. edition, 1997).
3. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz. Electrodynamics of Continuous Media (Course of Theoretical Physics, Volume 8).
4. A. O. Barut, Electrodynamics and Classical Theory of Fields and Particles (Dover, New York, 1980).
5. R. Feynman, R. Leighton, and M. Sands. The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume 2.