OVERVIEW

The Electromagnetic Fields module provides the core competencies of the discipline, aiming to deliver the essential tools for understanding electromagnetic phenomena and their countless practical applications.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course provides the students the basic notions related to electromagnetic fields. During the lectures the electromagnetic fundamental laws, the extensions of the laws of conservation of energy and momenta to electromagnetics, and the simplest electromagnetic waves are presented. The course aim is to provide the essential tools for understanding the electromagnetic phenomena and the many practical applications of electromagnetic fields.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module aims to provide students with the core principles of the discipline. It presents the fundamental laws of the electromagnetic field, the extensions of the laws of conservation of energy and momentum, and fundamental wave phenomena, with the objective of delivering the essential tools for understanding its countless practical applications.
Upon completion of the module, students will be able to describe the pivotal concepts of electromagnetism and solve elementary problems focused on the main technological and practical implications of classical electromagnetic field theory.

PREREQUISITES

Exams of Mathematical Analysis and Electromagnetism. Basic notions of Mathematical Methods for Engineering.

TEACHING METHODS

All teaching activities are presented in the classroom by the teacher.

Students who hold valid certificates relating to Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the lecturer and the school’s disability liaison officer at the start of the course to agree on any teaching arrangements which, whilst respecting the course objectives, take into account individual learning styles.

The contact details for the university’s disability liaison officer are available at the following link: https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1. Module organization, motivations and applications. Newtonian and relativistic physics (2; 2)
2. Quantization of charge and of the electromagnetic field: the role and importance of classical electromagnetic field theory (3; 5)
3. Fundamental concepts previously acquired: electric charge and models used, electric current and models used, law of conservation of charge, Lorentz force, Maxwell's equations in the presence of charges and currents in a vacuum or in conductors (3; 8)
4. First-order differential operators; fundamental equations in differential form; impressed or drift current density and transport phenomena in conductors (1; 9)
5. Behavior of e and b fields on discontinuity surfaces (4; 13)
6. Extension of the law of conservation of energy to electromagnetic phenomena in terms of e and b for generic time dependence (6; 19)
7. Uniqueness theorem for electromagnetic fields with generic time dependence: importance of boundary conditions and initial conditions; formulation of guided propagation problems for structures made with conductors or perfect electric conductors; formulation of radiation problems from impressed currents (4; 23)
8. Extension of the law of conservation of linear and angular momentum to electromagnetic phenomena (3; 26)
9. Electromagnetic waves: wave equation; wave equation in one spatial dimension, plane waves, transversality of fields, general expressions of electric and magnetic fields, speed of light (6; 32)

This course, dealing with topics of scientific-technological interest such as electromagnetic fields, contributes to the achievement of the following Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda:
8.2 (Achieving higher standards of economic productivity through diversification, technological progress and innovation, also with particular attention to high added value and labor intensive sectors)
9.5 (Increase scientific research, improve the technological capabilities of the industrial sector in all states - especially in developing countries - as well as encourage innovations and substantially increase, by 2030, the number of employees for every million people, in the research and development sector and expenditure on research – both public and private – and on development)

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• S. Bobbio, E. Gatti, Elementi di elettromagnetismo, Bollati Boringhieri, 1991
• G. Conciauro, L. Perregrini, Fondamenti di onde elettromagnetiche, McGraw-Hill, 2003
• J. D. Jackson, Classical electrodynamics, Wiley, 1999
• D. Pescetti, Elettromagnetismo, Piccin, 1985

The teacher has written the lecture notes for this course. They are available for all students.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

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Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The final exam is oral. All students will be asked three questions, of which at least one theoretical and one presented as an exercise.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Upon completion of the module, students will be required to demonstrate that they have acquired the core principles of the discipline and are able to approach and solve problems of moderate complexity within this context.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) may request accommodations for exams at least 7 days prior to the exam date by filling out the “accommodation request form” (available via online services at https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti# no-back), which will be automatically forwarded by the system to the instructor in charge of the course and to the faculty liaison for students with disabilities and SLDs in their School/Department.

The student will receive a copy of their request.