What do we study in ElectroDynamics?

Electrodynamics is one of the main physics courses. It enables us to understand electromagnetic phenomena based on Maxwell’s Equations,∇⋅E(r,t)=ρ(r,t)ε0,∇×B(r,t)=μ0j(r,t)+μ0ε0∂E(r,t)∂t∇×E(r,t)=−∂B(r,t)∂t and∇⋅B(r,t)=0 .

What math do you need for ElectroDynamics?

We expect from our readers that they know elementary electrodynamics in the conventional (1 + 3)-dimensional form including Maxwell’s equations. More over, they should be familiar with linear algebra and elementary analysis, in cluding vector analysis. Some knowledge of differential geometry would help.

How do you study quantum ElectroDynamics?

If you want to learn full Quantum ElectroDynamics, you’re going to first need to learn tree-level (introductory) Quantum Field Theory, which will require quite a lot of time, effort and maths. If this is indeed what you want, then check out the books list question for some ideas of where to start.

Why ElectroDynamics is important?

Electromagnetism has important scientific and technological applications. It is used in many electrical appliances to generate desired magnetic fields. It is even used in a electric generator to produce magnetic fields for electromagnetic induction to occur.

What causes the Lamb shift?

Interaction between vacuum energy fluctuations and the hydrogen electron in these different orbitals is the cause of the Lamb shift, as was shown subsequent to its discovery. Lamb won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955 for his discoveries related to the Lamb shift.

What college did Richard Feynman go to?

Princeton University1939–1942
Massachusetts Institute of Technology1939
Richard Feynman/College

Richard Feynman received an undergraduate degree in 1939 in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received a doctorate in physics from Princeton University in 1942.

How much prior knowledge does Griffith’s introduction to electrostatics assume?

Griffiths the text assumes basically no prior knowledge, true to the “Intro” in its title. It starts where any other intro text would, with electrostatics into magnetostatics, then Maxwell’s equations, etc.

What are the best books to learn about electromagnetism?

For high school level I suggest University Physics (Sears, Young and Zemansky) . Since it’s theory is really illustrative, it can give you enough feel for the subject and can inculcate a bright interest. For undergraduate level I suggest two books Elecrodynamics (EM Purcell) and Elecrodynamics (DJ Griffiths).

What classes do I need to take to become a physics major?

You need a good course in freshman physics based on multivariate calculus. This of course require multivariate calculus. Then you also need ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations and you’re in a good situation. You could probably squeeze by without a partial differential equations course, but it really does help.