Electrodynamics E

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Course ID:	1100-3Ind05
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.203 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (unknown)
Course title:	Electrodynamics E
Name in Polish:	Elektrodynamika R
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Physics
Course groups:	Astronomy, individual path; 3rd year courses
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Short description:	Course of classical electrodynamics with elements of classical field theory.
Full description:	Classical electrodynamics gave birth to field theoretic description of interactions and paved the way to theoretical unification of fundamental forces. Its understanding is a prerequisite to the quantum theory of fundamental interactions. Methods developed in electrodynamics are universal and find applications in many branches of physics. Program: 1. Basic laws of classical electrodynamics: Maxwell's laws in vacuum, electromagnetic potentials, symmetries and conservation laws, invariance under Lorentz transformations. 2. Covariant formulation: space-time, fourtensors, elements of classical field theory, Lagrangian, Hamilton's principle, equations of motion, Noether's theorem, charge in external electromagnetic field, Aharonov-Bohm effect. 3. Maxwell's equations in matter: macroscopic fields, boundary conditions at interfaces of different media. 4. Electrostatics: basic equations, Dirichlet and Neuman problem, Green's function, multipole expansion, energy, force and torque of electrostatic field. 5. Magnetostatics and stationary currents: basic laws, analogy to electrostatics, potentials, stationary currents, energy, force and torque of magnetic field. 6. Time-varying electromagnetic fields: electromagnetic fields in vacuum and in matter, Green's functions, dispersion relations, multipole expansion for time-varying fields, elements of diffraction theory, geometric optics. This instruction is not a strict translation of the polish version. Description by Jan Kalinowski, November 2009.
Bibliography:	1. J. D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics 2. D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to electrodynamics 3. L. Landau, E. Lifszyc, Field theory 4. L. Landau, E. Lifszyc, Electrodynamics of continuous media

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