Advanced Electromagnetic Theory.

Catalog description

The goal of this course is to expose students to advances topics in classical electromagnetism with a contemporary point of view. Broadly, four areas will be considered: Electromagnetic sources, propagation of electromagnetic radiation, the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with materials, and physical optics. Specific topics include antennas, Lienard-Wiechert potentials, synchrotrons, lasers, Gaussian beam propagation, electrodynamics of materials (electrons, phonons, plasmons, artificial materials, magneto-electrics), and nonlinear optics. Connections with current research will be made for each of these topics. An approximate lecture schedule is included below. The emphasis on this course is not mathematical physics, but rather stepping back and developing some physical insight into modern topics in E&M. Prerequisite: PY 4309 . (Spring even years).