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This course is the second in a series on Electromagnetism beginning with Electromagnetism I (8.02 or 8.022). It is a survey of basic electromagnetic phenomena: electrostatics; magnetostatics; electromagnetic properties of matter; time-dependent electromagnetic fields; Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic waves; …
This course is the second in a series on Electromagnetism beginning with Electromagnetism I (8.02 or 8.022). It is a survey of basic electromagnetic phenomena: electrostatics; magnetostatics; electromagnetic properties of matter; time-dependent electromagnetic fields; Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic waves; emission, absorption, and scattering of radiation; and relativistic electrodynamics and mechanics.
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![A diagram showing wave vectors and energy flow.](/courses/8-07-electromagnetism-ii-fall-2012/c6ef370f6f5d9552f6260ac2d1d89dae_8-07f12.jpg)
Reversed Cherenkov radiation in left-handed medium. (Image by Prof. Min Chen.)