Astr 501 | Lecture 12 | Fall 2022
Astronomy 501
Lecture 12, Sept 19 Fall 2022

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Classical Electromagnetic Radiation

Fundamental Relations

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

Intermission: Mysteries Revealed

Polarization

  • linear, circular, elliptical
  • quasi-monochromatic waves and partial polarization
  • awesomest example: the CMB
the polarized CMB
polarized emission from Orion

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