Electrodynamics
Graduate · Physics
Syllabus focus
Theoretical / proof-based
Pricing
Graduate-level rates are set on consultation. See the pricing page for K–12 and undergraduate rates.
Topics typically covered
Theoretical / proof-based
Macroscopic fields
- Constitutive relations and boundary conditions
- Wave propagation in dispersive media
- Kramers–Kronig relations
- Energy, momentum, and angular momentum of fields
- Cerenkov and transition radiation
Radiation and diffraction
- Multipole expansions for slow and fast sources
- Bremsstrahlung and synchrotron radiation
- Diffraction integrals and Babinet's principle
- Optical scattering by small particles
- Radiation damping and line broadening
Special topics
- Plasma dispersion and magnetized waves
- Waveguides beyond TE/TM basics
- Lagrangian and Hamiltonian for continuous media
- Radiation in gravitational fields (intro)
- Numerical Green's function methods
Notes
Topics reflect common graduate physics core and elective syllabi at US universities. Sequencing and emphasis vary between one- and two-semester treatments.