General Physics-II
Preface
Why I am trying to write this book?
Structure of the Book
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Learning Objectives
1
Coulomb’s Law:
1.1
Electrical Charge:
1.2
Conductors and Insulators:
1.3
Static Electricity:
1.4
Charge Is Quantized:
1.5
Coulomb’s Law:
1.6
Charge Is Conserved:
Solved Problems Coulombs-Law
Problems Coulombs-Law
2
Electric Fields
2.1
The Electric Field:
2.2
Electric Field Lines:
2.3
The Electric Field Due to a Point Charge:
2.4
The Electric Field Due to an Electric Dipole:
2.5
The Electric Field Due to a Line of Charge:
2.6
The Electric Field Due to a Charged Disk:
Solved Problems Electric Fields
Problems Electric Fields
3
Gauss’ Law
3.1
Electric Flux:
3.2
Gauss’ Law:
3.3
Gauss’ Law and Coulomb’s Law:
3.4
A Charged Isolated Conductor:
3.5
Charges in Conductors
3.6
Electric Field of a Conducting Surface:
3.7
Applying Gauss’ Law: Cylindrical Symmetry:
3.8
Applying Gauss’ Law: Planar Symmetry:
3.9
Applying Gauss’ Law: Spherical Symmetry:
Solved Problems Gauss-Law
Problems Gauss-Law
4
Electric Potential
4.1
Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy:
4.2
Equipotential Surfaces:
4.3
Calculating the Potential from the Field:
4.4
Potential Due to a Charged Particle:
4.5
Potential Due a Group of Charged Particles:
4.6
Potential Due to an Electric Dipole:
4.7
Potential Due to a Continuous Charge Distribution:
4.8
Calculating the Field from the Potential:
4.9
Electric Potential Energy of a System of Charged Particles:
4.10
Potential of Charged Isolated Conductor:
4.11
Applications of Electrostatics:__
Solved Problems Electric Potential
Problems Electric Potential
5
Capacitance
5.1
Capacitor:
5.2
Capacitance:
5.3
Calculating the Capacitance in Parallel Plates Capacitor:
5.4
Calculating the Capacitance in Cylindrical Capacitor:
5.5
Spherical Capacitor:
5.6
An Isolated Sphere:
5.7
Capacitors in Parallel:
5.8
Capacitors in Series:
5.9
Capacitor’s current
5.10
Capacitor’s voltage
5.11
Energy Stored in an Electric Field:
5.12
Capacitor with a Dielectric:
5.13
Dielectrics: An Atomic View:
5.14
Dielectrics and Gauss’ Law:
Solved Problems Capacitance
Problems Capacitance
6
Current and Resistance
6.1
Electric Current:
6.2
Current Density:
6.3
Resistance and Resistivity:
6.4
Ohm’s Law:
6.5
A Microscopic View of Ohm’s Law:
6.6
Electric Power:
6.7
Semiconductors, Superconductors:
Solved Problems Current & Resistance
Problems Current & Resistance
7
Circuits
7.1
Work, Energy, and Emf:
7.2
Potential Difference Between Two Points, Multiloop Circuits:
7.3
Kirchhoff’s Voltage and Current Rules
7.4
The Ammeter and the Voltmeter:
7.5
RC Circuits:
Solved Problems Circuits
Problems Circuits
8
Magnetic Fields
8.1
Charged Particle Motion in Electric and Magnetic Fields
8.2
What Produces a Magnetic Field?:
8.3
The Definition of
\(\vec{B}\)
, Crossed Fields:
8.4
Discovery of the Electron, Crossed Fields:
8.5
The Hall Effect:
8.6
A Circulating Charged Particle:
8.7
Mass Spectrometer, Cyclotrons and Synchrotrons:
8.8
Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire:
8.9
Torque on a Current Loop:
Solved Problems Magnetic Fields
Problems Magnetic Fields
9
Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
9.1
Magnetic Fields Due to Currents:
9.2
Magnetic Field Due to a Current in a Long Straight Wire:
9.3
Force Between Two Parallel Currents:
9.4
Ampere’s Law:
9.5
Solenoids:
9.6
Toroids:
9.7
A Current-Carrying Coil as a Magnetic Dipole:
Solved Problems Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
Problems Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
10
Induction and Inductance
10.1
Induction and Inductance:
10.2
Faraday’s Law of Induction:
10.3
Lenz’s Law:
10.4
Induction and Energy Transfers:
10.5
Induced Electric Fields:
10.6
Inductors and Inductance:
10.7
Inductance of a Solenoid:
10.8
Self-Induction:
10.9
RL Circuits:
10.10
Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field:
10.11
Energy Density of a Magnetic Field:
10.12
Mutual Induction:
Solved Problems Induction and Inductance
Problems Induction and Inductance
11
Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current
11.1
Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current:
11.2
LC Oscillations, Qualitatively, The Electrical-Mechanical Analogy:
11.3
LC Oscillations, Quantitatively:
11.4
Damped Oscillations in an RLC Circuit:
11.5
Alternating Current:
11.6
Forced Oscillations:
11.7
Three Simple Circuits:
11.8
The Series RLC Circuit:
11.9
Power in Alternating-Current Circuits:
11.10
Transformers:
Solved Problems Electromagnetic Oscillations
Problems Electromagnetic Oscillations
12
Maxwell’s Equations; Magnetism of Matter
12.1
Gauss’ Law for Magnetic Fields
12.2
Maxwell’s Equations; Magnetism of Matter:
12.3
Gauss’ Law for Magnetic Fields:
12.4
Induced Magnetic Fields:
12.5
Displacement Current:
12.6
Maxwell’s Equations:
12.7
Magnets:
12.8
Magnetism and Electrons:
12.9
Diamagnetism:
12.10
Paramagnetism:
12.11
Ferromagnetism:
Solved Problems Maxwells Equations
Problems Maxwells Equations
13
Electromagnetic Waves
13.1
Electromagnetic Waves: Maxwell’s Rainbow
13.2
The Traveling Electromagnetic Wave Qualitatively
13.3
The Traveling Electromagnetic Wave Qualitatively
13.4
Energy Transport and the Poynting Vector
13.5
Radiation Pressure, Polarization
Solved Problems Electromagnetic Waves
Problems Electromagnetic Waves
14
Plasmonics (Research)
14.1
Electromagnetic Field & Plasmonics
14.2
Maxwell’s Equations with Static Fields
14.3
Maxwell’s Equations with Time-Varying Fields in Vacuum
14.4
Maxwell’s Equations in Medium
14.5
Harmonic Oscillator Model:
14.6
Optical properties of metals
14.6.1
Drude model
14.6.2
Interaction of electromagnetic waves with metals
14.7
Surface Plasmon Polaritons
14.7.1
Surface plasmon polaritons
14.7.2
Excitation of surface plasmon polaritons
14.7.3
Surface plasmon polariton waveguides
14.7.4
Bulk plasmons
14.8
Localized surface plasmon resonance-I
14.8.1
Resonances in small metal nanoparticles: Quasistatic approximation
14.8.2
Fabrication and optical characterization of plasmonic structures
14.9
Localized surface plasmon resonance-II
14.9.1
Resonances in small metal nanoparticles: complex shapes and structures
14.9.2
Light scattering on metal nanoparticles: beyond quasistatic approximation
14.10
Applications of plasmonics
14.10.1
Nanoparticle ensembles for light localization and guiding
14.10.2
Plasmonics applications for light emission enhancement
14.10.3
Plasmonics for sensing, nonlinear optics, and optomechanics applications
Solved Problems Plasmonics
Problems Plasmonics
Appendix-A
Appendix-B
The International System of Units (SI)
Appendix-C
Some Astronomical Data
Appendix-D
Some Conversion Factors
Appendix-E
Fundamental Constants of Physics
Appendix-F
Properties of the Elements
Appendix-G
Periodic Table of the Elements
Greek Alphabets
Electrical Safety
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Fundamentals of Electricity & Magnetism
Appendix-G
Periodic Table of the Elements
