Astr 501 | Lecture 11 | Fall 2022
James Clerk Maxwell
Astronomy 501
Lecture 11, Sept 16 Fall 2022 Andre-Marie Ampere

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Classical Electromagnetic Radiation

Fundamental Relations

  • electromagnetic forces
  • Maxwell's equations
  • wavelike solutions; sketch

Polarization

  • linear, circular, elliptical
  • quasi-monochromatic waves and partial polarization
  • awesomest example: the CMB
E and B fields (no relation)

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