E8 · Electromagnetic waves
A 20-module path through e8 · electromagnetic waves, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- The Electromagnetic Wave Equation
- Monochromatic Plane Waves in Vacuum
- Complex Notation for Electromagnetic Waves
- Energy Density and the Poynting Vector
- Momentum and Radiation Pressure
- Intensity and Time-Averaged Quantities
- Polarization of Electromagnetic Waves
- Jones Vectors and Stokes Parameters
- Electromagnetic Waves in Linear Dielectric Media
- Reflection and Transmission at Normal Incidence
- Reflection and Transmission at Oblique Incidence
- The Fresnel Equations
- Brewster's Angle and Total Internal Reflection
- Absorption and Dispersion
- Electromagnetic Waves in Conductors
- Skin Depth and Reflection from Conductors
- Phase and Group Velocity
- Guided Waves and Transmission Lines
- Rectangular Waveguides
- Cutoff Frequencies and Dispersion in Waveguides