Physics and Astronomy - Course Details
PHYS631: Advanced Theory of Electricity and Magnetism (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Spring, Class 3, cr. 3
Prerequisites:
PHYS 630 or equivalent.
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Description:
Covariant formulation of electrodynamics; Lienard-Wiechert potentials; radiation from accelerated
particles; Cerenkov radiation; dynamics of relativistic particles; radiation damping; introduction to
magneto-hydrodynamics.
Instructor(s):
Giannios, Dimitrios
Email:
dgiannio@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Spring 2014
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Classical Electrodynamics | J.D. Jackson | 3rd | 978-0471309321 | Wiley | Required | |
Radiative Processes in Astrophysics (Paperbook) | G. Rybicki & A. Lightman | (March 26, 1985) | 978-0471827597 | Wiley-VCH | Optional |
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