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Physics for Mathematicians 2 – Electromagnetic Field and Special Theory of Relativity - NTMF034
Title: Fyzika pro matematiky 2 – elektromagnetické pole a speciální teorie relativity
Guaranteed by: Institute of Theoretical Physics (32-UTF)
Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Actual: from 2022
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 5
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Martin Žofka, Ph.D.
Class: M Mgr. MOD
M Mgr. MOD > Povinně volitelné
Classification: Physics > Theoretical and Math. Physics
Annotation -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Karel Houfek, Ph.D. (13.05.2022)
From Coulomb's law through fields in electrostatics and magnetostatics, electric current and Faraday's electromagnetic induction to Maxwell's equations and their consequences. Plane wave as a solution of Maxwell's equations. Why we need the special theory of relativity. Minkowski spacetime, Lorentz transformations; relativistic particle dynamics; relativistic formulation of electromagnetic field theory. Recommended course from 2nd year of Bachelor studies in Mathematics and Computer Science, especially for students with specialization in Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Analysis.
Course completion requirements - Czech
Last update: doc. RNDr. Karel Houfek, Ph.D. (11.06.2019)

Písemná a ústní zkouška.

Literature - Czech
Last update: doc. RNDr. Karel Houfek, Ph.D. (13.05.2022)

R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton a M. Sands: Feynmanovy přednášky z fyziky s řešenými příklady 2, Fragment, Havlíčkův Brod 2001.

J. Kvasnica: Teorie elektromagnetického pole, Academia, Praha 1985.

V. Votruba: Základy speciální teorie relativity, Academia, Praha 1969.

Requirements to the exam - Czech
Last update: doc. RNDr. Karel Houfek, Ph.D. (13.05.2022)

Zkouška sestává z písemné a ústní části. Písemná část předchází části ústní. Požadavky u ústní části zkoušky odpovídají sylabu předmětu v rozsahu, který byl prezentován na přednášce.

Syllabus -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Karel Houfek, Ph.D. (13.05.2022)

1. Coulomb's law, description using vector fields.

2. Gauss theorem, scalar potential. Electric field of different sources. Electrical energy.

3. Basic problem of electrostatics; capacity.

4. Current, continuity equation and Ohm's law.

5. Lorentz force, magnetic field. Ampere's law, vector potential.

6. Electromagnetic induction.

7. Maxwell's equations, wave equation. Energy and momentum of the field.

8. Michelson-Morley experiment; significance of the speed of light;

9. Einstein's postulates; Minkowski spacetime;

10. Lorentz transformations and their kinematic consequences; paradoxes.

11. Dynamics of a relativistic particle and its consequences.

12. Relativistic formulation of Maxwell's equations.

 
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