10ES36 Field Theory syllabus for EC


Part A
Unit-1 UNIT 1 6 hours

a. Coulomb’s Law and electric field intensity: Experimental law of Coulomb, Electric field intensity, Field due to continuous volume charge distribution, Field of a line charge.3 Hrs b. Electric flux density, Gauss’ law and divergence: Electric flux density, Gauss’ law, Divergence, Maxwell’s First equation(Electrostatics), vector operator and divergence theorem.3 Hrs

Unit-2 Energy and potential, Conductors, dielectrics and capacitance 8 hours

a. Energy and potential : Energy expended in moving a point charge in an electric field, The line integral, Definition of potential difference and Potential, The potential field of a point charge and system of charges, Potential gradient , Energy density in an electrostatic field.4 Hrs b. Conductors, dielectrics and capacitance: Current and current density, Continuity of current, metallic conductors, Conductor properties and boundary conditions, boundary conditions for perfect Dielectrics, capacitance and examples.4 Hrs

Unit-3 Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations 6 hours

Derivations of Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations, Uniqueness theorem, Examples of the solutions of Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations.

Unit-4 The steady magnetic field 6 hours

Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s circuital law, Curl, Stokes’ theorem, magnetic flux and flux density, scalar and Vector magnetic potentials.

Part B
Unit-5 Magnetic forces,Magnetic materials and inductance 8 hours

a. Magnetic forces: Force on a moving charge and differential current element, Force between differential current elements, Force and torque on a closed circuit. 4 Hrs b. Magnetic materials and inductance: Magnetization and permeability, Magnetic boundary conditions, Magnetic circuit, Potential energy and forces on magnetic materials, Inductance and Mutual Inductance. 4 Hrs

Unit-6 Time varying fields and Maxwell’s equations 6 hours

Faraday’s law,displacement current, Maxwell’s equation in point and Integral form, retarded potentials.

Unit-7 Uniform plane wave 6 hours

Wave propagation in free space and dielectrics, Poynting’s theorem and wave power, propagation in good conductors – (skin effect).

Unit-8 Plane waves at boundaries and in dispersive media 6 hours

Reflection of uniform plane waves at normal incidence, SWR, Plane wave propagation in general directions.

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