Electromagnetic Theory PDF

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This document provides a detailed explanation of electromagnetic theory, focusing on Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves. It includes fundamental concepts, definitions, and derivations for key concepts in the subject, making it a valuable resource for students of physics.

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ELECTROMAGNETICTHEORY MAXWELL EQUATIONS & ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES Scalar and Vector Field  A field is a spatial distribution of a quantity; in general, it can be either scalar or vector in nature.  Region in space, every point of which is characterized by a scalar quantity is known as...

ELECTROMAGNETICTHEORY MAXWELL EQUATIONS & ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES Scalar and Vector Field  A field is a spatial distribution of a quantity; in general, it can be either scalar or vector in nature.  Region in space, every point of which is characterized by a scalar quantity is known as scalar field.  An example of a scalar field in electromagnetism is the electric potential. Other examples include temperature field, pressure field , gravitational potential etc.  Region in space, each point of which is characterized by a vector quantity is known as vector field.  Examples of vector field are electric field, gravitation field, magnetic field , magnetic potential etc. Del Operator  The operators are mathematical tools or prescriptions. The operators have no direct physical meaning. However, they acquire significance when operated upon another function.  The del operator is the vector differential operator,  Represented by  Note: DEL operator is not a vector quantity in itself, but it may operate on various scalar or vector fields. Del Operations  Gradient  Divergence  Curl Gradient Physical Significance The gradient is a fancy word for derivative, or the rate of change of a function. It’s a vector that Points in the direction of greatest increase of a function Physical Significance ??? Thus the rate of change of Φ in the direction of a unit vector a is the component of grad Φ in the direction of a (i.e. the projection of grad Φ onto a ). The maximum value of the directional derivative occurs when the directional vector a coincides with the direction of grad Φ. Thus the directional derivative achieves its maximum in the direction of the normal to the level surface Φ(x, y, z) = c at P.  Then small change in scalar field as we alter all three variables by small amount dx, dy and dz is given by fundamental theorem of partial derivative, i.e. Then small change in scalar field as we alter all three variables by small amount dx, dy and dz is given by fundamental theorem of partial derivative, i.e. Divergence is a scalar quantity Divergence  Physical Significance  Divergence represents the volume density of the outward flux of a vector field from an infinitesimal volume around a given point  The divergence of vector field A is defined as the net outward flux per unit volume over a closed surface S.  The div. A at a point is measure of how much the vector A spread outs. If Divergence of vector field is zero , then it is also termed Solenoidal Field Curl Physical Significance of Curl: The maximum value of the circulation density evaluated at a point in the vector field is known as curl of vector field The rotation with maximum value is known as curl and is a vector quantity. Thus curl of vector field signifies the whirling nature or circulation of the vector field A around any point O. The direction of the curl is the axis of rotation, as determined by the right-hand rule, and the magnitude of the curl is the magnitude of rotation Conservative Fields  For a conservative vector field , CURL IS ZERO  The curl of a vector field is defined as the vector field having magnitude equal to the maximum "circulation" at each point and to be oriented perpendicularly to this plane of circulation for each point.  The magnitude of Curl is the limiting value of circulation per unit area.  Curl is simply the circulation per unit area, circulation density, or rate of rotation (amount of twisting at a single point).  To be technical, curl is a vector, which means it has a both a magnitude and a direction. The magnitude is simply the amount of twisting force at a point.  The direction is a little more tricky: it's the orientation of the axis of your paddlewheel in order to get maximum rotation. In other words, it is the direction which will give you the most "free work" from the field. Imagine putting your paddlewheel sideways in the whirlpool - it wouldn't turn at all. If you put it in the proper direction, it begins turning. Divergence Theorem  It states that the surface integral of any vector field through a closed surface is equal to volume integral of the divergence of vector field taken over the volume enclosed by the closed surface. Mathematically, Stoke’s Theorem  It states that line integral of the tangential component of a vector field A over a closed path is equal to the surface integral of the normal component of the curl A on the surface enclosed by path.  Mathematically, Continuity Equation Maxwell’s equations Maxwell's equations are a set of partial differential equations that, together with the Lorentz force law, James Clerk Maxwell, one of the form the foundation of classical world's greatest physicists, was electrodynamics, classical optics, and Professor of Natural Philosophy at electric circuits. These fields in turn King's from 1860 to 1865. It was during this period that he underlie modern electrical and demonstrated that magnetism, communications technologies. electricity and light were different Maxwell's equations describe how manifestations of the same electric and magnetic fields are fundamental laws, and described all generated and altered by each other these, as well as radio waves, radar, and by charges and currents. They are and radiant heat, through his unique named after the physicist and and elegant system of equations. mathematician James Clerk Maxwell, These calculations were crucial to who published an early form of those Albert Einstein in his production of the theory of relativity 40 years later, equations between 1861 and 1862. and led Einstein to comment that 'One scientific epoch ended and another began with James Clerk Maxwell'. Maxwell’s equations Maxwell's four equations describe the electric and magnetic fields arising from distributions of electric charges and currents, and how those fields change in time. They were the mathematical distillation of decades of experimental observations of the electric and magnetic effects of charges and currents, plus the profound intuition of Michael Faraday. Maxwell's own contribution to these equations is just the last term of the last equation -- but the addition of that term had dramatic consequences. It made evident for the first time that varying electric and magnetic fields could feed off each other -- these fields could propagate indefinitely through space, far from the varying charges and currents where they originated. Previously these fields had been envisioned as tethered to the charges and currents giving rise to them. Maxwell's new term (called the displacement current) freed them to move through space in a self-sustaining fashion, and even predicted their velocity -- it was the velocity of light! Maxwell equations Differential form Integral form ρ E  OR   D  ρ ε0  Qenc SE  da   0 B  0 B  B  dS  0 s E    t d E D CE  d l   dt S B  dS   B  μ 0 J  μ 0ε 0 OR   H  J   d t t CB  dl  0 I enc  0 0 dt SE  dS where,D  ε 0 E & B  μ0 H 20 Maxwell 1st Equation: Maxwell 2nd Equation: Maxwell 3rd Equation: According to Faraday’s law, is the Magnetic Flux within a circuit, and EMF is the electro- motive force Significance of Maxwell’s third equation (i) It summarizes the Faraday’s law of electromagnetic Also, induction. (ii) This equation relates the space variation of electric field with time variation of magnetic field (iii) It is time dependent differential equation. (iv) It proves that the electric field can begenerated by change in magnetic field Maxwell 4th Equation: According to Ampere’s Law Maxwell realized that the definition of the total current density is incomplete and suggested to add another term Significance of Maxwell’s fourth equation (i) It summarizes the modified form of Ampere’s ciruital law. (ii) It is time dependent differential equation. (iii) Maxwell’s fourth equation relates the space variation of magnetic field with time variation of electric field (iv) It also proves that magnetic field can be generated by changing electric field PROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE IN FREE SPACE The Maxwell’s equation for free space (=0 and J=0) can be written as What , why & How??????  Define : Curl, Divergence &  Derive differential Maxwell Gradient equations. Also write their  Explain the physical significance: physical significances. Curl, Divergence & Gradient  Derive the equations for  Write the expression for Del- electromagnetic wave operator propagation in free space using Maxwell equations, and hence  Write continuity equation and its calculate the value of c (velocity physical significance of light).  Derive an equation which  Write Stoke’s and Divergence’ express conservation of charge theorems. in a localized volume.  What are the conditions for  Write Maxwell equations in both irrotational, solenoidal and differential and integral form conservative fields, resp.? NUMERICALS

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