Astr 501 | Lecture 12 | Fall 2018
Astronomy 501
Lecture 12, Sept 24 Fall 2018

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Classical Electromagnetic Radiation

Fundamental Relations

  • electromagnetic forces
  • Maxwell's equations
  • wavelike solutions; sketch

Polarization

  • linear, circular, elliptical
  • quasi-monochromatic waves and partial polarization
  • awesomest example: the CMB
Planck's polarized sky

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