EC3452 Electromagnetic Fields Unit I Introduction

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EC3452 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Electromagnetic model, Units and constants, Review of vector algebra, Rectangular, cylindrical
and spherical coordinate systems, Line, surface and volume integrals, Gradient of a scalar field,
Divergence of a vector field, Divergence theorem, Curl of a vector field, Stoke's theorem, Null
identities, Helmholtz's theorem, Verify theorems for different path, surface and volume.

UNIT II ELECTROSTATICS

Electric field, Coulomb's law, Gauss's law and applications, Electric potential, Conductors in
static electric field, Dielectrics in static electric field, Electric flux density and dielectric constant,
Boundary conditions, Electrostatics boundary value problems, Capacitance, Parallel, cylindrical
and spherical capacitors, Electrostatic energy, Poisson's and Laplace's equations, Uniqueness of
electrostatic solutions, Current density and Ohm's law, Electromotive force and Kirchhoff's
voltage law, Equation of continuity and Kirchhoff's current law

UNIT III MAGNETOSTATICS

Lorentz force equation, Ampere's law, Vector magnetic potential, Biot-Savart law and
applications, Magnetic field intensity and idea of relative permeability, Calculation of magnetic
field intensity for various current distributions Magnetic circuits, Behaviour of magnetic
materials, Boundary conditions, Inductance and inductors, Magnetic energy, Magnetic forces and
torques
UNIT IV TIME-VARYING FIELDS AND MAXWELL's EQUATIONS

Faraday's law, Displacement current and Maxwell-Ampere law, Maxwell's equations, Potential
functions, Electromagnetic boundary conditions, Wave equations and solutions, Time-harmonic
fields, Observing the Phenomenon of wave propagation with the aid of Maxwell's equations

UNIT V PLANE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Plane waves in lossless media, Plane waves in lossy media (low-loss dielectrics and good
conductors), Group velocity, Electromagnetic power flow and Poynting vector, Normal
incidence at a plane conducting boundary, Normal incidence at a plane dielectric boundary.
1.14. VERIFY THEOREMS FOR DIFFERENT PATH, SURFACE AND
VOLUME:

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