Learning Outcomes
In brief, the comprehension of physical quantities, properties and methods of the magnetostatic field and electromagnetic induction and the behavior of magnetic materials, based on the macroscopic model of the classical electromagnetism.
More specifically:
1. Description of magnetostatic field sources and their physical meaning.
2. The foundations, proof and understanding of magnetostatic field fundamental quantities and properties. Familiarization with the macroscopic model and the behavior of perfect conductors in the magnetostatic field.
3. Comprehension of point, differential and integral quantities and laws of the magnetostatic field, their physical meaning, their differences and their consequences through the proofs, examples and applications.
4. Understanding of the development process of the induced electromotive force and the concept of mutual flux, self and mutual inductance. Introduction to time varying magnetic fields and potentials.
5. The study and understanding of the macroscopic behavior model of magnetic materials, the magnetization curve and magnetic circuits through the development of the relevant theory and examples.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Nature of magnetostatic field: Magnetic induction and flux. Biot-Savart law. Magnetic field intensity. Ampere's law. Scalar and vector magnetic potential. Poisson's vector equation. Magnetic moment. Magnetic flux and linkage. Solenoid. Self-inductance. Forces on current carrying conductors. Torque. Hall effect. Boundary conditions on interfaces.
Electromagnetic induction: Faraday's law. Induced electromotive force. Mutual inductance. Field energy in a current carrying conductors system. Induced currents.
Magnetic materials: Magnetisation and magnetic permeability. Ferromagnetic materials. Magnetisation curve. Hysteresis loop. Hysteresis losses. Magnetic circuits. Kirchhoff's laws in magnetic circuits. Non-linear magnetic circuits. Energy and forces in a magnetic field.
Charged particles moving in magnetic and electromagnetic field. Parallel plate diode.
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Θ. Δ. Τσιμπούκης, Εφαρμοσμένος Ηλεκτρομαγνητισμός. Συνοπτική Θεωρία και Υποδειγματικά Λυμένες Ασκήσεις, Θ. Δ. Τσιμπούκης, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2012 (ISBN: 978-960-93-3701-4).
2. J. A. Edminister, Ηλεκτρομαγνητική Θεωρία, ΕΣΠΙ Εκδοτική, Αθήνα, 1998 (ISBN: 960-7610-07-5).
3. Ο. Καλογήρου, Ι. Μ. Κυπριανίδης και Κ. Γ. Μελίδης, Ασκήσεις και Προβλήματα Ηλεκτρισμού-Μαγνητισμού, Χριστίνα και Βασιλική Κορδαλή Ο.Ε. (Σύγχρονη Παιδεία), Θεσσαλονίκη, 2011 (ISBN: 978-960-357-098-1).
Additional bibliography for study
1. R. E. Collin, Field Theory of Guided Waves, 2nd edition, Wiley-IEEE Press, 1990.
2. J. R. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd edition, Wiley, 1998.
3. D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, ΙΤΕ-Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης, Ηράκλειο, 2012.
4. J. G. Van Bladel, Electromagnetic Fields, 2nd edition, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2007.