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| − | I. | + | == I. Maxwell equations and boundary conditions == |
Displacement current & the Ampere-Maxwell equation | Displacement current & the Ampere-Maxwell equation | ||
| − | + | Boundary conditions in vacuum and matter | |
| − | + | Gauge freedom | |
| − | + | Energy & momentum in fields - Solar sails | |
| − | II. Electromagnetic waves | + | == II. Electromagnetic waves == |
| − | + | In vacuum (planar and spherical) | |
| − | + | In matter - Transparency & opacity (Classical & QM) | |
| − | + | Reflection & refraction | |
| − | + | Evanescent waves - Analogy to tunneling, NSOM | |
| − | + | Dispersion - Group & phase velocity, causality | |
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| + | == III. Relativistic E&M == | ||
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| + | Lorentz transforms | ||
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| + | 4-vectors, tensors | ||
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| + | The emergence of magnetism | ||
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| + | All boxed up | ||
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| + | == IV. Waveguides & transmission == | ||
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| + | Modes | ||
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| + | Cavities & resonances, Q-factor | ||
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| + | == V. Radiation == | ||
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| + | Retarded potentials | ||
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| + | Dipole & monopole sources | ||
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| + | Scattering | ||
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| + | == VI. QM & E&M == | ||
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| + | Lasers - Modes, cavities, phase locking, local relevance | ||
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| + | Spectra & spectrometry - Absorption & emission, Raman, cosmological redshift | ||
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| + | QED | ||
Latest revision as of 17:42, 5 September 2012
Contents |
I. Maxwell equations and boundary conditions
Displacement current & the Ampere-Maxwell equation
Boundary conditions in vacuum and matter
Gauge freedom
Energy & momentum in fields - Solar sails
II. Electromagnetic waves
In vacuum (planar and spherical)
In matter - Transparency & opacity (Classical & QM)
Reflection & refraction
Evanescent waves - Analogy to tunneling, NSOM
Dispersion - Group & phase velocity, causality
III. Relativistic E&M
Lorentz transforms
4-vectors, tensors
The emergence of magnetism
All boxed up
IV. Waveguides & transmission
Modes
Cavities & resonances, Q-factor
V. Radiation
Retarded potentials
Dipole & monopole sources
Scattering
VI. QM & E&M
Lasers - Modes, cavities, phase locking, local relevance
Spectra & spectrometry - Absorption & emission, Raman, cosmological redshift
QED
