Valid for: 2024/25
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED E
Date of Decision: 2024-04-02
Effective: 2024-05-08
Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Elective for: E4-fh, F4, F4-tf, F4-f, F4-axn, F4-fel, MFOT1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand
The course provides a deep and broad understanding of electromagnetic theory. It complements the basic course in key areas related to electromagnetic waves and the interaction between moving charged particles and electromagnetic fields. It also gives the relativistic description of electrodynamics, with the aim of providing a basic understanding of accelerator physics. The course discusses techniques for control of electromagnetic fields in experiment and technology.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Areas covered include: Maxwell equations, multipole expansion, potentials, gauge invariance, relativistic transformation of electromagnetic fields, motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields, radiation from accelerating charges, Waveguides, cavities.
Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment:
Assignments and take home exam with oral presentation
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Modules
Code: 0118. Name: Assignments.
Credits: 4.0. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).
Assessment: Approved assignments
The module includes: Assignments
Code: 0218. Name: Take Home Exam .
Credits: 3.5. Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5).
Assessment: Approved Take home exam and oral presentation
Admission requirements:
Course coordinator: Johan Lundgren,
johan.lundgren@eit.lth.se
Course homepage: https://www.eit.lth.se/course/eitn80