PHYS 347 - Relativistic Electrodynamics

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SP, alternate years. Special relativity is reformulated in terms of 4-vectors and this new understanding is used to explicitly articulate the relativistic nature of Maxwell’s equations. An introductory understanding of special relativity is assumed. Prerequisites: PHYS 237 (or PHYS 134, listed in the 2013-2014 catalog) and concurrent registration in PHYS 346.