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PHY 415: Electromagnetic Theory I
Prof. S. Teitel stte@pas.rochester.edu ---- Fall 2019

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lecture 19

Electromagnetic energy density, Poynting vector, conservation of momentum, Maxwell stress tensor, force on a conducting surface

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MIDTERM EXAM

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lecture 20

Capacitance matrix, inductance matrix, electromagnetic waves in a vacuum

Supplement

Force, torque, and interaction energy for electric and magnetic dipoles in an external field - we did not go over this in lecture.

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lecture 21

Energy and momentum of electromagntic waves in a vacuum, frequency dependent atomic polarizability, complex frequency dependent dielectric function

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lecture 22

Electromagnetic waves in a dielectric, dispersion relation, phase velocity, group velocity, normal and anomalous dispersion, transparent propagation, resonant absorption, total reflection

HW #6 due 2pm

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lecture 23

Electromagnetic waves in conductors, frequency dependent conductivity, low frequency "good" conductors, skin depth, high frequencies, longitudinal modes and plasma oscillations

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lecture 24

Linear, circular and elliptical polarization, waves at interfaces, angles of incidence, reflection and transmission, Snell's law, total internal reflection

9:40-10:55 am in BL 372

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lecture 25

Snell's law for dissipative media, coefficient of reflection, total reflection, Brewster's angle

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no lecture today!

Thanksgiving break begins at noon

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Thanksgiving break

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Thanksgiving break

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Thanksgiving break