Physics 196c - Spring 2004 - Last Updated
Aug 2, 2004
The final exam solutions have finally been posted! Apologies to all. I just forgot to do it after saying I had! Aug 2
Posting of lecture notes on multipole radiation and the Lorentz invariance of the electromagnetic Lagrangian density. June 30
Posting of the solutions to the final exam. Lecture notes on multipole radiation and the relativistic formulation of the Electromagnetic Lagrangian will be posted within the next few days as soon as possible. June 13
CORRECTION TO FINAL
In problem 2, the return current density should be taken as uniform in a circular cylindrical shell coaxial with the given cylinder; the shell has an inside radius Rin >> a and an outside radius
Rout > Rin.
Solutions of HW 8 are posted. May 28.
Solutions of HW 7 are posted. May 28.
Lecture Notes on Thin Wire Circuits and the Skin Effect. May 23.
Homework Set 8 posted. May 20.
Solutions of HW 6 are posted. May 17.
Lecture Notes on Energy and Momentum Conservation in E&M
Lecture notes on adding Matter to E&M
Lecture notes on Time Fourier Transforms.
Homework Set 7 posted.
Lecture notes on action principle in Electromagnetics
Solutions to midterm exam posted.
Homework Set 6 posted.
Solutions of HW 4 and Problem Set 5 are posted.
Problem Set 5 posted (solutions are not required)
Solutions of HW 3 are posted.
Homework Set 4 posted
Lecture notes on the Action principle applied to scalar and vector fields (electro- and magnetostatics).
Solutions of HW 2 are posted.
References for the mathematical theory of forms are given in the
ph196cgeneral2004.doc, clickable below.
Teaching Assistant
Hua Fang - hua@caltech.edu - 165B W. Br. -
ext 8654
Class Time 10:30-12:00
Tues/Thurs
Location
103 Downs
HANDOUTS
Click on PDF file for general information ( ph196cgeneral2004.doc updated Apr 15, 2004 )
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND SOLUTIONS
Homework Set 1 Due Apr 9, 5pm, 337 Lauritsen
Homework Set 2 Due Apr 16, 5pm, 337 Lauritsen
Homework Set 3 Due Apr 23, 5pm, 337 Lauritsen.
Homework Set 4 Due Apr 30, 5pm, 337 Lauritsen.
Problem Set 5 Solutions to these problems are not due from the students, but will be posted here
Notes for Some Lectures
Relativistic Invariance of Electromagnetism
Multipole Radiation (E1, M1, E2)
Thin Wire Circuits and Skin Effect
Energy and Momentum Conservaion in E&M
Time Fourier Transforms and Sinusoidal Time Dependence
Electromagnetics from an Action Principle
Magnetostatics from the Hamiltonian Action Principle (includes the magnetostatic force law)
Electrostatics from the Hamiltonian Action (this includes the electrostatic force law)
Lecture on Distribution of Electric Dipole Moments
Lecture on Energetics with
Dielectrics and Calculating Mechanical Forces from Energy
Lecture on Magnetostatics
- Introduction
SYNOPSIS - Physics 196c - Prof. Peck, Spring 2004
1. Mar. 30 - Apr. 1 - Multipoles, Electrostatics in dielectric materials.
Both "inside" and "outside" multipoles. Jackson only discusses "outside" multipole fields.
Reading: 4.1-4.4.
2. Apr. 6 - 8 - Electrostatics in dielectric materials and energy.
Reading: 4.7
3. Apr. 13 - 15 - Magnetostatics.
Reading: 5.1-5.5
4. Apr. 20 - 22 - Magnetic Dipoles and Distributions of them - Magnetic materials.
Reading: 5.6-5.125. Apr. 27- Apr. 29 - Faraday's law, and General Time Dependent Electromagnetism.
Reading: 5.15-5.18, 6.1.6. May. 4 - 6 - Skin effect and Momentum Conservation.
Reading: 5.18, 6.7.
7. May. 11 - 13 - Momentum and Energy Conservation, Green's function for Radiation
Reading: 6.7, 6.2-6.4.
8. May. 18 - 20 - Radiating Systems, Multipole Fields, Plane waves.
Reading: 9.1-9.4 , 7.1, 7.3, 7.4
9. May. 25 - 27 - Waveguides and Resonant Cavities (E&M in Bounded Volumes)
Reading: 8.1-8.4, 8.7.