Department of Physics

18103 Applied Electromagnetism 

Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS320/

Course Content

• Maxwell's equations in integral and differential form. Boundary conditions. Constitutive relations. Isotropic and anisotropic media. Poynting's theorem.
• Wave Equation. Solution of the wave equation in the absence of sources in the cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems.
• Plane wave propagation in a lossless/lossy medium. Polarization. Attenuation constant, phase constant, wave impedance and penetration depth in lossy medium, good dielectric and conductive medium.
• Reflection/transmission of plane waves with normal/oblique incidence on a surface. Reflection problems with many dielectric layers. Matching. Reflection coefficient and standing wave ratio.
• Waveguide with perfectly conductive walls (parallel plates, rectangular and circular cross-section). Dielectric plate and optical fiber. Dispersion effects in wave propagation.
• Movement of charged particles in homogeneous and non-static fields.
• The effect of anisotropy on wave propagation. Introduction to plasma. Waves in plasma (with/without magnetic field) and in the ionosphere. Gyroelectric and gyromagnetic media. Faraday rotation and applications in plasma and microwaves.