Electromagnetism

  1. Electric Fields in Matter
    1. Polarization in Dielectrics
      1. Atomic and Molecular Structure
        1. Electron Clouds
          1. Nuclear Charges
          2. Types of Dipoles
            1. Permanent Electric Dipoles
              1. Polar Molecules
                1. Dipole Moment
                2. Induced Electric Dipoles
                  1. Polarizability
                    1. Induced Dipole Moment
                  2. Polarization Vector
                    1. Physical Interpretation
                      1. Relationship to Dipole Moments
                      2. Bound Charges
                        1. Origin of Bound Charges
                          1. Bound Volume Charge Density
                            1. Bound Surface Charge Density
                              1. Relationship to Polarization
                            2. Electric Displacement Field
                              1. Definition of Displacement Field
                                1. Relationship to Electric Field and Polarization
                                  1. Gauss's Law for Displacement Field
                                    1. Physical Interpretation
                                      1. Boundary Conditions
                                      2. Linear Dielectrics
                                        1. Electric Susceptibility
                                          1. Temperature Dependence
                                          2. Permittivity
                                            1. Absolute Permittivity
                                              1. Relative Permittivity
                                                1. Dielectric Constant
                                                2. Relationship between Material Parameters
                                                  1. Field Relationships in Linear Dielectrics
                                                  2. Dielectric Boundary Conditions
                                                    1. Boundary Conditions for Electric Field
                                                      1. Normal Component
                                                        1. Tangential Component
                                                        2. Boundary Conditions for Displacement Field
                                                          1. Boundary Conditions for Potential
                                                            1. Refraction of Field Lines
                                                            2. Energy in Dielectric Systems
                                                              1. Energy Density in Dielectrics
                                                                1. Total Energy Calculations
                                                                  1. Forces on Dielectrics
                                                                    1. Force on Dielectric Slabs
                                                                      1. Dielectrophoretic Forces

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