| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
|
| Magnetostatics |
Magnets. Earth's magnetic field. Oersted experiment. Magnetic field generated by a current. 2nd Laplace's formula. Lorentz's force. Flux of B. Cyclotron, mass spectrometer, Hall effect. Biot-Savart's law. Force between two parallel currents. 1st Laplace's formula. Calculation of B on the axis of a loop and a solenoid. Circuitation of B. Ampere's law in integral and differential form. Magnetic moment of a loop. Ampere's equivalence theorem. The electric current as the sole source of B. Mention of the vector potential. Calculation of B for a toroidal solenoid. |
7
|
| Electromagnetic induction |
Magnetic induction flux and induced electromotive force. Faraday-Neumann-Lenz's law. Applications. Self and mutual inductance. Magnetic field energy. |
14
|
| Maxwell's equations |
Generalization of the equations of electromagnetism to time-varying fields: Maxwell's equations. |
6
|
| Magnetic behaviour of materials |
Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism. H and M vectors. |
6
|
| Electromagnetic waves |
Solution of Maxwell's equations in the vacuum in the absence of charges and currents: electromagnetic waves. Plane waves. Properties, energy and momentum transport. Poynting's vector. Radiation pressure. Harmonic plane waves. |
10
|
| Physical optics |
Reflection and refraction laws of electromagnetic waves. Polarization of light. Interference. Young's experiment. Interference from thin layers. Newton's rings. Diffraction. Fraunhofer's diffraction from linear and circular slits. Resolution limit of a lens. Diffraction grating. X ray diffraction. |
10
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
53 |
| for exercises only |
20 |
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
13 |
| Tutorials / Seminars |
|
| Workshops |
|
| Guided tours |
|
| |
|
| Total hours for further educational activities |
13 |
| Total hours |
66
|