Electrostatics & Magnetostatics

This course is the first step in the teaching of electromagnetism at the university. Electrostatics, stationary currents and magnetostatics are covered.

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L1 mathematics

General physics" in L1 (notion of conservative force and potential energy)

Vector operators

Recommended Prerequisites:

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30% CC 70% CT

Part 1: Electrostatics

Electric charges and charge distributions. Model of the point charge.

Coulomb's law, electrostatic field and Gauss' theorem (integral and local forms).

Potential energy and electrostatic potential. Circulation of the electrostatic field. Proper electrostatic energy of a system of charges.

Symmetries of charge distributions and symmetries of the field.

Conductive media. Bound and free charges. Volumetric current vector. Algebraic intensity of a current. Ohm's law, electrical conductivity.

Conductors in electrostatic equilibrium. Ionizing power of the tips. Conductors in electrostatic influence. Capacitors.

Part 2: Magnetostatics

The Lorentz force and the electromagnetic field.

Biot and Savart's law (field created by a moving charge, field created by a stationary current, field created by wire circuits)

Symmetries of current distributions and symmetries of the field.

Relationship between the magnetic field and its sources - Ampere's theorem (integral and local forms).