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Maxwell’s equations
Electromagnetic theory, Lecture — I. Maxwell’s equations This lecture, the web version of the first lecture given in the electromagnetic theory paper of the physics honors degree class, was delivered on 21st December 2017. All electromagnetic theory lectures of this series, will be found here. Also read part-2 of the linked lecture. That describes the…
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Electromagnetic Nature of Light — A brief history of light.
Let us begin this lecture which has roughly two parts; 1. the history of light and its understanding through the centuries and 2. the electromagnetic nature of light A brief history of light Various optical devices and optical phenomena have been known since close to 4000 years. The optical devices of ancient time includes mirrors, burning…
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The Maxwell’s equations, from nature to instruments.
The beauty of Maxwell’s equations can be seen in how it helps us understand nature as well as instruments, at the same time. Medical devices are simply an advanced understanding that began with understanding electromagnetic waves through Maxwell’s equations. Each of the following 4 equations has a different name, by which we call’em, but together…