Pre-Quantum Electrodynamics
Diagnostics: Electromagnetostaticsd.ems
Fundamentals: After properly studying this module, you should be able to:
- write down Coulomb's law
- state the principle of superposition
- write down the electrostatic field at \({\bf r}\) generated by a set of point charges \(q_i\) at \({\bf r}_i\)
- write down the electrostatic field at \({\bf r}\) generated by a continuous charge distribution \(\rho ({\bf r}')\)
- write down the electrostatic potential at \({\bf r}\) generated by a set of point charges \(q_i\) at \({\bf r}_i\)
- write down the relationship between the electrostatic field and the electrostatic potential, in both differential and integral forms
- write down the curl of an electrostatic field
- write down the electrostatic potential at \({\bf r}\) generated by a continuous charge distribution \(\rho ({\bf r}')\)
- write down Gauss' law in integral form
- write down Gauss' law in differential form
- write down Poisson's equation
- write down Laplace's equation
- write down the formula for the energy of an electrostatic field
- state the basic properties of a conductor
Applications: As a strict minimum, you should be able to:
- using Gauss' law, calculate the electrostatic field at any point \({\bf r}\) originating from
- a charged ball with uniform charge density \(\rho\)
- an infinite line charge with linear charge density \(\lambda\)
- an infinite charged plane with surface charge density \(\sigma\)

Created: 2024-02-27 Tue 10:31