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PHYCS 442. Classical Electromagnetic Radiation
Review of Maxwell's equations followed by a relativistic formulation of the electromagnetic field and the motion of charged particles; plane and guided waves; retarded potentials; radiation from simple antennas; radiation from accelerated charged particles; synchrotron radiation, bremsstrahlung, scattering, and further topics.
Prerequisite: PHYCS 411 and PHYCS 412, or equivalent; electromagnetism and special relativity at the level of PHYCS 336.
1 unit.