Pre-Quantum Electrodynamics

Magnetostatics ems.ms

Prerequisites
  • Mathematical Preliminaries
Objectives
  • Know the Lorentz force law
  • Know the continuity equation
  • Know the Biot-Savart law
  • Know the divergence of \({\bf B}\)
  • Know the curl of \({\bf B}\) (Ampère's law)
  • Know the relation between \({\bf B}\) and the vector potential \({\bf A}\)
  • Know the expression for \({\bf A}\) in terms of source current densities
  • Understand boundary conditions for the magnetic field and vector potential
  • Understand the multipole expansion of the vector potential
  • Know the expression for the magnetic dipole moment
  • Understand the dipole term of the vector potential

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Author: Jean-Sébastien Caux

Created: 2024-02-27 Tue 10:31