School of Electronics and Telecommunication

Hanoi University of Sience and Technology

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY

LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION
DR-ENG. HOÀNG PHƯƠNG CHI
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Lecturer

Dr-Eng. Hoàng Phương Chi

School of Electronics and Telecommunications
email: hoang.p.chi@gmail.com
chi.hoangphuong@hust.edu.vn
Tel: 0948588491

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Class rules

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Student’s expectations

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Contents
1. Main contents in subjects electromagnetic
field theory
2. Definition of electromagnetic field theory
3. Vector calculations
4. Summary

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1. MAIN CONTENTS IN SUBJECTS ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY

• Electrostatics
• Magnetic static field due to direct current
• Time variable electromagnetic field
• Propagation of plane wave
• Directional propagation
• High frequency propagtion line and matching impedance
• Radiation of elelectromagnetic wave

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REFERENCES

• Bài giảng trường điện từ - Nguyễn Khuyến, Lâm Hồng Thạch

• Trường điện từ và truyền sóng – Phan Anh
• Electromagnetic field theory – John D. Krauss
• Bài tập trường điện từ - Ngô Nhật Ảnh

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TARGET OF THE SUBJECT

Electromagnetic field theory is a basic subject to investigate electric

and magnetic problems:
▪ Investigate electromagnetic wave radiated from an antenna
▪ Investigate the electromagnetic wave propagation in space and in
a waveguide
▪ Investigate the high frequency propagation line (include its basic
parameters) and to calculate the matching impedance for the
propagation line

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2. DEFINITION ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY

Definition of electromagnetic

▪ Electromagnetic field = electric field + magnetic field

▪ Distribute continuously in space in the form of wave-particle
▪ Electromagnetic wave propagates with the velocity equal to the
velocity of light in free space

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2. EXAMPLES ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION

▪ Propagtion of wave in free

space (homogenous medium):
anten
▪ Propagtion of wave in
inhomogenous medium (light
propagation in optical fiber)

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2. QUANTITIES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD

▪ Electric field vector

▪ Magnetic field vector
▪ Electric flux density
▪ Induction vector

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3. VECTOR CALCULATIONS
Basic mathematic definitions:

▪ Categories:
▪ Scalar field: field quantities are scalar quantities (example: temperature,
voltage)
▪ Vector field: field quantities are vector field (electric field, magnetic field)
▪ Field is not time variable
▪ Field is time variable

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3. VECTOR CALCULATIONS
Basic mathematic definitions:

▪ Mathematic necessary:
▪ Vector algebra
▪ Vector analysis
▪ Important relationship:
▪ Gradient: Scalar => Vector
▪ Divergence: Vector => Scalar
▪ ≠ 0: field has source
▪ = 0: field has no source
▪ Rotation: field vector => field vector (≠ 0: field is swirl; = 0: field is not swirl)

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SUMMARY

▪ Electromagnetic field theory: base on Maxwell equations

▪ Electromagnetic field has energy: electromagnetic wave
propagate in free space with the velocity equal to the velocity of
light in free space. Electromagnetic field is a basic subject for
radio communication.
▪ Basic field parameters are vector parameters

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