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    Electricity Magnetism

    Electromagnetism

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    Introduction to Electrodynamicsby D. J.Griffith

    Engineering Electromagnetic by WilliamH. Hayt & J A Buck

    Principles of Electromagneticsby MatthewN. O. Sadiku

    Text Books To Be Referred

    http://www.oup.co.in/search_detail.php?id=145134
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    James Clerk Maxwell Michael Faraday

    Electromagnetic Induction

    Electromagnetic Waves

    Electromagnetism

    Light, microwaves, x-rays, and TV and radio

    transm issions are al l kinds of electrom agnet ic waves.

    They are al l the same kind of wavy disturbance that

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    .

    A fundamental interactionbetween the magnetic field

    and the presence and motionof an electric charge

    Electromagnetism

    A Field is any physical quantity which takes on

    different values at different points in space.

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    Electricity and magnetism are differentaspects ofelectromagnetism

    A movingelectric charge

    producesmagnetic fields

    Changingmagnetic fieldsmove electric

    charges

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    Charges in motion (an electrical current)

    produce a magnetic field

    Magnetic field from electricity

    A static distribution of charges

    produces an electric field

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    A changingmagnetic field produces an electric current in a loop surrounding the field

    Electricity from changing magnetic

    field (Induced Current)

    (electromagnetic induction, or Faradays Law)

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    The Electricity and Magnetism

    A changing magnetic (electric) field produces an

    electric (magnetic)field.

    Electric (Magnetic)field produces force on charges

    An accelerating charge produces electro-magnetic

    waves (radiation)

    Both electric and magnetic fields can transport energy Electric field energy used in electrical circuits.

    Magnetic field carries energy through transformer.

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    Waves

    A changing electric field can give rise to a changing

    magnetic field, and vise versa.

    In an electromagnetic wave, the electric and magnetic

    fields keep each other going so that it can propagate

    through free space.

    The energy (E) associated with the em wave is h.Thus

    the frequency of oscillation determines the energy that the

    wave will carry.

    Higher frequency waves such as Gamma rays

    carry significantly more energy than smaller

    frequency waves like radio waves or visible light.An electromagnetic wave is a transverse wave, with the electric and magnetic fields

    oscillating at right angles to each other.

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    Electromagnetic

    Radiation

    Interrelated electric and magnetic fields traveling through space

    All electromagnetic radiation travels at speed c = 3108 m/s invacuum. real number is 299792458.0 m/s exactly

    Electromagnetic waves travel through empty space!

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    An electromagnetic(EM) wave can be

    described using

    vectors, as it has both

    magnitude anddirectional

    components

    It is a transverse

    wave, which means it

    vibrates at right

    angles to the direction

    in which it travels

    Properties of Electromagnetic

    Waves

    This 3D diagram shows a plane

    linearly polarized wavepropagating from left to right

    with the same wave equations.

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    When two or more such waves meet they can

    interact in a variety of ways.

    If two waves meet, and are of the same

    frequency, amplitude and phase, then they willconstructively interfere with each other to

    produce a wave with twice the amplitude.

    If the two waves met and were out of phase by

    180 then they would destructively interfere andtherefore cancel each other out .

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    Examples of Electromagnetic Radiation

    AM and FM radio waves (including TV signals)

    Cell phone communication links

    Microwaves

    Infrared radiation

    Light

    X-rays

    Gamma rays

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    Uses of Electromagnetic Waves

    Communication systems

    One-way and two-way

    Radar

    Cooking (with microwaves)

    Medical Imaging (X rays)

    Night Vision (infrared)Astronomy (radio, wave, IR, visible, UV, gamma)

    All that we experience through our eyes is conveyed by

    electromagnetic radiation

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    The Electromagnetic Spectrum

    Relationship between frequency, speed and wavelength = c

    Different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation are better suitedto different purposes.

    The electromagnetic spectrum is the full range of frequencies orwavelengths at which a wave can oscillate.

    The wavelength is the distance a wave will travel during one fullcycle or oscillation. What our eyes detect as visible light areelectromagnetic waves with a wavelength between 750nm and400nm.

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    Electrostatics: Charges are at rest(no time-variation)Magnetostatics: Charges are in steady motion(no time-variation)Electrodynamics: Charges are in time-varyingmotion(give rise to waves that propagate and carryenergy and information)

    What is Electromagnetic?

    ChargeRest Motion

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    What is a charge q?

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    Three Universal Constants

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    Fundamental Relationships

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    COORDINATE SYSTEMSRECTANGULARCYLINDRICAL SPHERICAL

    Choice is based onsym metry of problem

    Examples:Sheets - RECTANGULARWires/Cables - CYLINDRICALSpheres - SPHERICAL

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    The coordinate surfaces ofthe Cartesian coordinates(x, y, z). The z-axis isvertical and the x-axis ishighlighted in green.Thus, the red plane showsthe points with x=1, theblue plane shows the pointswith z=1, and the yellowplane shows the points withy=-1. The three surfacesintersect at the point P(shown as a black sphere)with the Cartesiancoordinates (1, -1, 1).

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    The coordinate surfaces of the

    cylindrical coordinates (r, , z).

    The red cylinder shows thepoints with r=2, the blue plane

    shows the points with z=1, and

    the yellow half-plane shows the

    points with =60. The z-axis

    is vertical and the x-axis is

    highlighted in green. The three

    surfaces intersect at the point P

    with those coordinates (shown

    as a black sphere); the

    Cartesian coordinates of P are

    roughly (1.0, 1.732, 1.0).

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    Illustration of spherical

    coordinates. The red sphere

    shows the points with r= 2,

    the blue cone shows the

    points with inclination (or

    elevation) = 45, and the

    yellow half-plane shows the

    points with azimuth = 60. The zenith

    direction is vertical, and the

    zero-azimuth axis is

    highlighted in green. Thespherical coordinates

    (2,45,60) determine the

    point of space where those

    three surfaces intersect,

    shown as a black sphere.

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    Cartesian CoordinatesP(x, y, z)

    Spherical Coordinates

    P(r, , )

    Cylindrical Coordinates

    P(r, , z)

    x

    y

    z

    P(x,y,z)

    z

    rx

    y

    z

    P(r, , z)

    r

    z

    yx

    P(r, , )

    Orthogon al Coordinate Systems

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    x

    z

    y

    UNIT VECTORS

    ji

    kUnit Vector

    Representation

    for Rectangular

    Coordinate

    System

    i

    The Unit Vectors imply :

    j

    k

    Points in the direction of increasing x

    Points in the direction of increasing y

    Points in the direction of increasing z

    Rectangular Coordinate System

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    Cartesian Coo rd inate

    System

    x y z

    x y z

    B B i B j B k

    A A i A j A k

    cos AB x x y y z zA B A B A B A B A B

    Scalar Produc t

    AB x y z

    x y z

    i j k

    A B A B sin A A A

    B B B

    Vector Product

    2 2 2

    2 2 2

    x y z

    x y z

    A A A A

    B B B B

    Magnitude of vector

    x

    y

    z

    AxAy

    AzA

    B

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    x

    y

    z

    Z plane

    x plane

    i

    j

    k

    x1

    y1

    z1

    AxAy

    Az

    ),,( 111 zyxA

    Base vector p ropert ies

    . 1

    0

    i i j j k k

    i j j k k i

    i j k

    j k i

    k i j

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    The right-handed Cartesian coordinate system indicating the coordinate planes.

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    A three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, with origin O and axis linesX, Yand

    Z, oriented as shown by the arrows. The tic marks on the axes are one length unit apart.

    The black dot shows the point with coordinatesX= 2, Y= 3, andZ= 4, or (2,3,4).

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    METRIC COEFFICIENTS1. Rectangular Coordinates:

    When a small distance is moved in x-direction, the displacement is dxSimilarly dx and dy can be generated

    Unit is in meters

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    Cartesian Coordinates

    Differential quantities:

    Length:

    Area:

    Volume:

    dzzdyydxxld

    dxdyzsd

    dxdzysd

    dydzxsd

    z

    y

    x

    dxdydzdv

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    AREA INTEGRALS

    integration over 2 delta distances

    dx

    dy

    Example:

    x

    y

    2

    6

    3 7

    AREA = 7

    3

    6

    2

    dxdy = 16

    Note that: z = con stant

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    CYLINDRICALCOORDINATES

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    The coordinate surfaces of the

    cylindrical coordinates (, , z).

    The red cylinder shows thepoints with r=2, the blue plane

    shows the points with z=1, and

    the yellow half-plane shows the

    points with =60. The z-axisis vertical and the x-axis is

    highlighted in green. The three

    surfaces intersect at the point P

    with those coordinates (shown

    as a black sphere); the

    Cartesian coordinates of P are

    roughly (1.0, 1.732, 1.0).

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    Cylindrical Coordinate

    Surfaces. The three

    orthogonal components, r

    (green), (red), and z

    (blue), each increasing at a

    constant rate. The point is

    at the intersection between

    the three colored surfaces

    VECTOR REPRESENTATION: CYLINDRICAL

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    VECTOR REPRESENTATION: CYLINDRICAL

    COORDINATES

    Cylindrical representation uses: r ,f, z

    zzrr aAaAaAA

    ff

    r r z z A B A B A B A B

    UNIT VECTORS:

    zraaa f

    ScalarProduct

    1

    1

    1

    r r

    z z

    a a

    a a

    a a

    is azimuth angleP (r, , z)

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    r

    f

    z

    P

    x

    z

    y

    VECTOR REPRESENTATION: UNIT VECTORS

    Cylindrical Coordinate System

    za

    fa

    ra

    The Unit Vectors imply :

    za

    Points in the direction of increasing r

    Points in the direction of increasing

    Points in the direction of increasing z

    ra

    fa

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    METRIC COEFFICIENTSCylindrical Coordinates:

    Distance = r df

    x

    y

    dfr

    Differential Distances: ( dr, rdf, dz )dris infinitesimal displacement alongr,

    r d is along and

    dz is along zdirection.

    y

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    Differential quantit ies:

    Length element:

    Area element:

    Volume element:

    r r z z

    r z

    dl a dl a dl a dl

    dl a dr a r d a dz

    f

    f

    f

    ff

    rdrdasd

    drdzasd

    dzrdasd

    zz

    rr

    dzddrrdv f

    Limits of integration ofr, , are 0

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    Show that Volume of a Cylinder of radiusR and height H is

    HR

    dzdrdr

    dzddrrdvV

    R H

    v

    2

    0

    2

    0 0

    HR2

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    Find out the are of curved surface of a rightcircular cylinder of radius 2m, height 5mand phi is 0 to 2pi.

    R is constant,

    Radial component of area = dAr

    2

    2

    0 0

    20

    2

    m

    R H

    dzrddA

    H

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    Physical systems which have cylindrical

    often most conveniently treated by usin

    coordinates.

    1.Cylindrical capacitor

    2.Electric field of line charge.

    Appl icat ions

    I l t lid l k d t

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    SPHERICAL COORDINATESIn last slides we looked atcylindrical coordinates -- a

    system of coordinates

    that is very useful whenthe important things about

    a three-dimensionalpoint

    are its distance from the

    z-axis and its angle from

    the positive xy-plane.Now we look at situations

    in which the important

    things about a point are

    its distance from theorigin and, using terms

    from geography, its

    latitude and longitude. In

    this situation we use

    spherical coordinates.

    The f i rs t of these coordinates -- r--

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    The f i rs t of these coordinates r

    denotes the point 's d is tance from the

    or ig in. The movie below shows the sets

    o f po in ts w ith rho = 0.2, 0.3, ... 1.0.

    -- -- .Think of yourself as located at the origin with your right hand

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    Think of yourself as located at the origin with your right hand

    pointing straight upward along the positive z-axis. Then face

    the point in question and lower your right hand until it is

    pointing at this point. The angle by which your right hand is

    lowered is the coordinate phi. Notice if theta = 0 then the point

    is on the positive z-axis; if theta = pi / 2 then the point is in the

    xy-plane; and if theta = pi then the point is on the negative z-

    axis. The movie below shows points with constant values of

    theta for theta = 0, pi / 16, 2 pi / 16, ... pi.

    The third coord inate --

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    The third coord inate

    ph i-- is ident ical to the

    coordinate theta used

    in cyl indr icalcoordinates. It

    measures the angle

    from the posi t ive xz-

    plane to the po int. Themovie below shows

    points wi th constant

    values o f theta.

    This system o f coo rdinates is very sim ilar to the system --long i tude

    and lat i tude-- of coord inates used to descr ibe po ints on the earth's

    surface.

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    SPHERICAL COORDINATES

    r

    f

    P

    x

    z

    y

    Spher ical representation uses: r,, fUNI T VECTORS:

    f

    aaar

    ff aAaAaAA rr

    is zenith angle( starts from +Z reaches up toZ) ,

    is azimuth angle (starts from +X direction and lies in x-y plane )

    P (r, , )

    Illustration of spherical

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    p

    coordinates. The red

    sphere shows the

    points with r = 2, the

    blue cone shows thepoints with inclination

    (or elevation) = 45,

    and the yellow half-

    plane shows thepoints with

    azimuth = 60. The

    zenith direction is

    vertical, and the zero-

    azimuth axis is

    highlighted in green.

    The spherical

    coordinates

    (2,45,60) determine

    r

    f

    UNIT VECTORS

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    UNIT VECTORS

    Spherical Coordinate System

    r

    f

    P

    x

    z

    y

    a

    fa

    ra

    The Unit Vectors imply :

    Points in the direction of increasing r

    Points in the direction of increasing

    Points in the direction of increasing ra

    fa

    a

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    Spherical Coordinates

    Limits of integration ofr, , are 0

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    Show that Volume of a sphere of radius R is

    2

    22

    0 0 0

    3

    3

    sin

    sin

    2 23

    4

    3

    v

    R

    V dv r dr d d

    r dr d d

    R x x

    R

    f

    f

    34

    3R

    C CO C S

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    Representation of differential length (length element) dl in different coordinate systems:

    x y zdl dxa dya dza

    r zdl dr a r d a dza

    sin rdl dr a r d a r d a

    rectangular

    cylindrical

    spherical

    METRIC COEFFICIENTS

    Spherical Coordinates

    dRdl

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    Differential quantities:

    Length Element:

    Area Element:

    Volume Element:

    dRRddRR

    dldldlRld R

    sin

    dsinRdl

    Rddl

    dRdlR

    ddRdsinRdv

    2

    RdRd

    dldl

    sd

    dRdsinRdldlsd

    ddsinRRdldlRsd

    R

    R

    R

    2

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    Physical systems which have spherical symmetry are often mostconveniently treated by using spher ical polar coordinates.

    1. I f the potential of the physical system to be examined is

    spherical ly symmetr ic, then the Schrodinger equation inspherical coordinates can be used to advantage.

    2. Electr ic potential of sphere

    Applications of Spherical Coordinate

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