What did maxwell do to prove light was electromagnetic in nature and the concept of his displacement current

Tapan K. Sarkar, Walid Dyab, Magdalena Salazar Palma

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Abstract

Maxwell, who was a mathematician by training, wrote in the preface to his treatise that he did not want to employ any mathematical principles until he went through all of Faraday's experiments in order to understand first the physical phenomena involved. Thus, one other conclusion of this presentation could be that in our teaching we should first provide the context and highlight the physical phenomena before going through all the mathematical details. Perhaps it is time for a change to teach electromagnetics to the students!

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2012 IEEE International Conference on Wireless Information Technology and Systems, ICWITS 2012
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE International Conference on Wireless Information Technology and Systems, ICWITS 2012 - Maui, HI, United States
Duration: Nov 11 2012Nov 16 2012

Publication series

Name2012 IEEE International Conference on Wireless Information Technology and Systems, ICWITS 2012

Other

Other2012 IEEE International Conference on Wireless Information Technology and Systems, ICWITS 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMaui, HI
Period11/11/1211/16/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems

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