Physics 5583
Electrodynamics II
Spring 2004

January 13, 2004

Instructor: K. A. Milton

Lecture: WF 3:00-4:15 pm, NH 320

Office: NH 127B--phone 325-3961 ext 36128 (on campus: 36128)

Office hours: MWF 2:00-3:00 pm, by appointment, or whenever you can catch me in my office.

Text: Classical Electrodynamics, by Julian Schwinger, Lester L. DeRaad, Jr., Kimball A. Milton, and Wu-yang Tsai (Advanced Book Program, Perseus Books/Westview Press, 1998).

Text in progress: Electromagnetic Radiation: Variational Methods, Waveguides, and Accelerators, by Kimball A. Milton and Julian Schwinger, to be published by Springer-Verlag.

Supplementary References: (On reserve in the Physics Library)

• J. D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, John Wiley
• L. Landau and E. Lifshitz, Classical Theory of Fields, Pergamon
• L. Landau and E. Lifshitz, Electrodynamics of Continuous Media, Pergamon
• A. Sommerfeld, Electrodynamics, Academic Press
• J. Stratton, Electromagnetic Theory, McGraw-Hill

Julian Schwinger's fundamental contributions to electrodynamics were important to the development of radar during World War II, and were a vital step in his solution of quantum electrodynamics a few years later. A small part of this work was recorded in the Classical Electrodynamics listed above. A much larger portion is the basis of the Electromagnetic Radiation volume that I am currently writing. Much of this material was supposed to have been published in the MIT Radiation Laboratory series, but Schwinger's volume was never completed. It will be apparent how fresh and valuable this work remains even today.

Prerequisites: We will start from Maxwell's equations, the electrodynamic action principle, and the introduction to electromagnetic radiation theory covered last semester.

Grading: The grade in this course will be based upon homework, which will be assigned approximately every week, and on three exams. The weighting will be as follows:

Late homework will not be accepted. The current regulations concerning dropping the course will be strictly followed. The examination schedule is as follows:

Exam I	Friday, February 20
Exam II	Friday, April 2
Final Exam	Monday, May 3, 4:30pm-6:30pm

Tentative Course Outline: (CE stands for Classical Electrodynamics, ER for Electromagnetic Radiation.

• Stationary Principles for Electrostatics (CE, Chapter 11) and Magnetostatics (CE, Chapter 26)
• Introduction to Green's Functions (CE, Chapter 12)
• Modes and Variations (CE, Chapter 25)
• Waveguides (CE, Chapter 44, also ER)
• Electromagnetic Fields in Waveguides with Simple Cross Sections (ER)
• Variational Methods (ER)
• Scattering and Diffraction (CE, Chapters 46-48, also ER)
• Radiation Theory (CE, Chapters 35-36)
• Synchrotron Radiation (CE, Chapters 38-40, also ER)

Policy on Religious Holidays: ``It is the policy of the University to excuse absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide without penalty for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required classwork that may fall on religious holidays.''

Reasonable Accommodation Policy: ``The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for all students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who require accommodations in this course are requested to speak with the professor as early in the semester as possible. Students with disabilities must be registered with the Office of Disability Services prior to receiving accommodations in this course. The Office of Disability Services is located in Goddard Health Center, Suite 166, phone 405/325-3852 or TDD only 405/325-4173.''