PHY450H1S/1510HS
Relativistic Electrodynamics
Official description
An introduction to relativistic electrodynamics. Topics include: special relativity, four-vectors and tensors, relativistic dynamics from the Principle of Stationary Action and Maxwell's equations in Lorentz covariant form. Noether's theorem for fields and the energy-momentum tensor. Fields of moving charges and electromagnetic radiation: retarded potential, Lienard-Wiechert potentials, multipole expansion, radiation reaction.
- Prerequisite
- PHY350H1
- Co-requisite
- n.a.
- Recommended preparation
- n.a.
- Textbook
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Required: (A) The Classical Theory of Fields by Landau and Lifshitz and (B) Introduction to Electrodynamics, 4th ed by D. Griffiths - Breadth requirement
- BR=TBA
- Distribution requirement
- DR=SCI
- course title
- PHY450H1S/1510HS
- session
- winter
- year of study
- 4th year
- time and location
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24L: LEC0101, LEC2001: WF12 12T: TUT0101: T12 Students/TAs: Room information available on ACORN (https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/) Instructors: Room information available in the LSM Portal (https://lsm.utoronto.ca/lsm_portal)
- instructor
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