Possible Research Topics

Below is a list of possible subjects for your research project. You can propose your own subject as well and check with me whether it is OK. In parentheses are the sections in Jackson where you can read a little bit about the subjects but I expect that you will use additional references for your research (you can check wikipedia but do not use it as a reference; valid references are scientific journals and books). As soon as people tell me that they are interested in one of the subjects I will write their names next to it so that it is clear what subjects are still available.

  1. Models for Electric Polarizability (4.6) -
  2. Inductances (5.17) - John Dwayne
  3. Eddy Currents (5.18) - John Sinclair
  4. Transformation Properties of Electromagnetic Fields (6.10) -
  5. Magnetic Monopoles (6.11) - Hangwen Guo
  6. Frequency Dispersion Characteristics of Dielectrics, Conductors and Plasmas (7.5) - Brian Williams
  7. Simplified Model of Propagation in the Ionosphere and Magnetosphere (7.6) -
  8. Kramers-Kronig relations (7.10)  - Ian Mitchell
  9. Propagation in Dispersive Medium (7.11) -
  10. Earth and Ionosphere as Resonant Cavity (8.9) -
  11. Multimode Propagation in Optical Fibers (8.10) - Saban Hus
  12. Radiation in Atoms (9.11) - Hao Hu
  13. Antenna (9.12) - Ron Goans
  14. Why the sky is blue. Rayleigh's Scattering (10.2) -  John Carruth
  15. Thomas Precession (11.8) -
  16. Proca Lagrangian (12.8) - Jason Therrien
  17. Effective "Photon" Mass in Superconductivity; London Penetration Depth (12.9) - Leland Harriger
  18.  Canonical and Symmetric Stress Tensors (12.10) - Jordan McDonnell
  19.  Solution of the wave equation in Covariant Form (12.11) -
  20.  Cherenkov Radiation (13.4) -  Ben Chevis
  21.  Undulators and Wigglers for Synchrotron Light Sources (14.7) - Abigail Gaddis
  22. Bremsstrahlung (15.2) - Irakli Martashvili
  23. Radiation Emitted During Beta Decay (15.6)  -  Michael Bertolli