Electromagnetism

7.

Conservation Laws and Energy Flow

7.1.

Charge Conservation

7.1.1.

Continuity Equation

7.1.2.

Local and Global Conservation

7.1.3.

Applications in Time-Varying Fields

7.2.

Energy Conservation

7.2.1.

Poynting Vector

7.2.1.1.

Physical Interpretation

7.2.1.2.

Energy Flow Direction

7.2.2.

Energy Density in Fields

7.2.2.1.

Electric Field Energy Density

7.2.2.2.

Magnetic Field Energy Density

7.2.2.3.

Total Electromagnetic Energy Density

7.2.3.

Poynting's Theorem

7.2.3.1.

Energy Conservation Statement

7.2.3.2.

Energy Flow and Storage

7.3.

Momentum Conservation

7.3.1.

Electromagnetic Momentum Density

7.3.2.

Maxwell Stress Tensor

7.3.2.1.

Physical Interpretation

7.3.2.2.

Force Calculations

7.3.3.

Radiation Pressure

7.3.4.

Abraham-Minkowski Controversy

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