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== In Free Space == | == In Free Space == | ||
| − | These are the Maxwell's Equations we will be using to solve for " | + | These are the Maxwell's Equations we will be using to solve for regions "I" and "II" in our approximation of the Michelson interferometer. |
| − | Gauss' Law: | + | {|align=center |
| − | {| | + | |Gauss' Law: |
| − | |<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \ | + | |Gauss' Law for Magnetism: |
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| + | |<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot E} = 0 </math> | ||
| + | |<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot B} = 0</math> | ||
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| + | |Faradays's Law: | ||
| + | |Ampere's Law: | ||
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| + | |width="400"|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \times E} + \frac{\partial \boldsymbol{B}}{\partial t}= 0</math> | ||
| + | |width="400"|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \times B} - \mu_0\epsilon_0\frac{\partial \boldsymbol{E}}{\partial t}= 0 </math> | ||
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| − | + | == In the Presence of Charges and Dielectric Media == | |
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| − | |<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot B} = 0</math>| | + | |Gauss' Law: |
| + | |Gauss' Law for Magnetism: | ||
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| + | |<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot D} = \rho </math> | ||
| + | |<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot B} = 0</math> | ||
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| + | |Faradays's Law: | ||
| + | |Ampere's Law: | ||
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| + | |width="400"|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \times E} + \frac{\partial \boldsymbol{B}}{\partial t}= 0</math> | ||
| + | |width="400"|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \times H} - \frac{\partial \boldsymbol{D}}{\partial t}= \boldsymbol{j} </math> | ||
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| − | + | Where <math>\boldsymbol{D} = \epsilon_0 \boldsymbol{E}</math> and <math>\boldsymbol{B} = \mu_0 \boldsymbol{H}</math>. | |
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Latest revision as of 02:52, 6 April 2007
In Free Space
These are the Maxwell's Equations we will be using to solve for regions "I" and "II" in our approximation of the Michelson interferometer.
| Gauss' Law: | Gauss' Law for Magnetism: |
| Faradays's Law: | Ampere's Law: |
In the Presence of Charges and Dielectric Media
| Gauss' Law: | Gauss' Law for Magnetism: |
| Faradays's Law: | Ampere's Law: |
Where and .