ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS THEORY

Asst. Prof. Dr. Şule ÇOLAK

Textbooks
 Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics,
David K. Cheng, Addison Wesley

 Elements of Electromagnetics, Matthew N. O. Sadiku,

Oxford University Press
 Electromagnetic Model
Electric Charge (q or Q)
 an electron, -e
 e = 1.60 x 10-l9 (C), C: Unit of charge (coulomb)

 The principle of conservation of electric charge, like the principle of

conservation of energy, is a fundamental postulate or law of physics. It
Electromagnetic Model
states that electric charge is conserved; that is, it can neither be created nor
be destroyed. This is a law of nature and cannot be derived from other
principles or relations.
 The principal objective of studying electromagnetism is to understand the
interaction between charges and currents at a distance based on the
electromagnetic model.
 Fields and waves (time- and space-dependent fields) are basic conceptual
quantities of this model.
 Velocity of electromagnetic wave in free space

c  3108 (m/s) (in free space)

 Permeability of free space, (0):

1
𝐇= B 𝜇0 = 4𝜋 × 10−7 H/m (henry/meter)
𝜇0

 Permittivity of free space, (𝝐𝟎 ):

1
𝐃 = 𝜖0 𝐄 𝜖0 ≅ × 10−9 ≅ 8.854 × 10−12 F/m (farad/ meter)
36𝜋
1
𝑐= (m/s) (in free space)
𝜖0 𝜇0