Admission Requirements
First 3 semesters of the Bachelor Programme plus Classical Electrodynamics
Description
Starting from the principle of relativity, and the consequent theory of special relativity, we discuss the relativistic description of the electromagnetic field and related transformations, eventually reformulating electrodynamics in its tensorial formulation.
Topics: – Special Theory of Relativity – Lorentz Transformations and spacetime formulation – Relativistic Mechanics – Transformation of the electromagnetic field – Tensorial formulation of electrodynamics – Relativistic Potentials
Course objectives
To provide students with: – a review of Special Relativity and its intertwined development with the electromagnetic theory; – a working knowledge of Lorentz transformations and their application to the electromagnetic field; – an understanding implications of relativitty for electrogmagnetic phenomena – knowledge of the covariant formulation of Maxwell equations – an intro to the concept of gauge invariance
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Lectures and Tutorials
Course load
Assessment method
Written final exam
Blackboard
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Reading list
Introduction to Electrodynamics D.J.Griffiths, Prentice Hall, third edition, 1999; ISBN 0-13-481367-7
Different editions permitted
Contact
Contactgegevens Docent:Dr. A.Silvestri (Alessandra)