| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
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| Electrostatics and magnetostatics in the matter |
Electric fields, electrostatics in dielectric medium and D and P vectors. Magnetic fields, magnetostatics in the matter and H and M vectors. Continuities and discontinuities of electric and magnetic vectors at the interface between two different media. |
8
|
| Concepts of Special Relativity |
From static electromagnetism to special relativity: charge distribution in motion and relativistic contraction of lengths. Einstein's assumptions and relativistic dilatation of time intervals. Transformations of coordinates and velocity. Relativistic quantity of motion and kinetic energy. Transformations of electric e magnetic fields. |
6
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| Time dependent fields and electromagnetic waves |
Motion in magnetic fields and electromagnetic induction. The Faraday law. Lenz law and energy conservation. Applications of Faraday law. Self and mutual inductions. RL circuit, energy of a magnetic field and energy density. Free and forced oscillations of a RLC circuit. Ampere-Maxwell law, induced magnetic fields and displacement currents. Maxwell equations in the integral and differential forms. Electromagnetic waves. Extraction of the wave equation from the Maxwell equations. Plane waves. Spherical waves. Energy transportation and Poynting vector. Radiation produced by an accelerated charge. Radiation produced by an oscillating dipole. |
20
|
| Electromagnetic waves, geometric optics and physical optics |
Reflection and refraction laws of electromagnetic waves. Intensity of reflected and refracted waves. Polarization of light. Geometric optics: reflection from concave and convex spherical mirrors, dioptres, thin lenses and simple optic instruments. Interference phenomenon, coherent light sources and Young experiment. Interference from thin layers. Newton rings. Michelson interferometer. Diffraction phenomena. Fraunhofer diffraction from linear and circular slits. Resolution limit of a lens. Diffraction lattices. X ray diffraction. |
14
|
| From black body radiation to the basis of quantum physics |
Thermal radiation and black body radiation. Planck law. Fotoelectric effect and Compton effect. The lines of emission spectrum of the hydrogen atom. Bohr atomic model. Material waves. De Broglie wave length. Complementarity and Uncertainty principles. |
8
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
56 |
| for exercises only |
16 |
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
12 |
| Tutorials / Seminars |
|
| Workshops |
|
| Guided tours |
|
| |
|
| Total hours for further educational activities |
12 |
| Total hours |
68
|