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---
title: "Maxwell's equations"
firstLetter: "M"
publishDate: 2021-09-09
categories:
- Physics
- Electromagnetism
date: 2021-09-09T21:20:18+02:00
draft: false
markup: pandoc
---
# Maxwell's equations
In physics, **Maxwell's equations** govern
all macroscopic electromagnetism,
and notably lead to the
[electromagnetic wave equation](/know/concept/electromagnetic-wave-equation/),
which describes the existence of light.
## Gauss' law
**Gauss' law** states that the electric flux $\Phi_E$ through
a closed surface $S(V)$ is equal to the total charge $Q$
contained in the enclosed volume $V$,
divided by the vacuum permittivity $\varepsilon_0$:
$$\begin{aligned}
\Phi_E
= \oint_{S(V)} \vb{E} \cdot \dd{\vb{A}}
= \frac{1}{\varepsilon_0} \int_{V} \rho \dd{V}
= \frac{Q}{\varepsilon_0}
\end{aligned}$$
Where $\vb{E}$ is the [electric field](/know/concept/electric-field/),
and $\rho$ is the charge density in $V$.
Gauss' law is usually more useful when written in its vector form,
which can be found by applying the divergence theorem
to the surface integral above.
It states that the divergence of $\vb{E}$ is proportional to $\rho$:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
\nabla \cdot \vb{E} = \frac{\rho}{\varepsilon_0}
}
\end{aligned}$$
This law can just as well be expressed for
the displacement field $\vb{D}$
and polarization density $\vb{P}$.
We insert $\vb{E} = (\vb{D} - \vb{P}) / \varepsilon_0$
into Gauss' law for $\vb{E}$, multiplied by $\varepsilon_0$:
$$\begin{aligned}
\rho
= \nabla \cdot \big( \vb{D} - \vb{P} \big)
= \nabla \cdot \vb{D} - \nabla \cdot \vb{P}
\end{aligned}$$
To proceed, we split the net charge density $\rho$
into a "free" part $\rho_\mathrm{free}$
and a "bound" part $\rho_\mathrm{bound}$,
respectively corresponding to $\vb{D}$ and $\vb{P}$,
such that $\rho = \rho_\mathrm{free} + \rho_\mathrm{bound}$.
This yields:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
\nabla \cdot \vb{D} = \rho_{\mathrm{free}}
}
\qquad \quad
\boxed{
\nabla \cdot \vb{P} = - \rho_{\mathrm{bound}}
}
\end{aligned}$$
By integrating over an arbitrary volume $V$
we can get integral forms of these equations:
$$\begin{aligned}
\Phi_D
&= \oint_{S(V)} \vb{D} \cdot \dd{\vb{A}}
= \int_{V} \rho_{\mathrm{free}} \dd{V}
= Q_{\mathrm{free}}
\\
\Phi_P
&= \oint_{S(V)} \vb{P} \cdot \dd{\vb{A}}
= - \int_{V} \rho_{\mathrm{bound}} \dd{V}
= - Q_{\mathrm{bound}}
\end{aligned}$$
## Gauss' law for magnetism
**Gauss' law for magnetism** states that magnetic flux $\Phi_B$
through a closed surface $S(V)$ is zero.
In other words, all magnetic field lines entering
the volume $V$ must leave it too:
$$\begin{aligned}
\Phi_B
= \oint_{S(V)} \vb{B} \cdot \dd{\vb{A}}
= 0
\end{aligned}$$
Where $\vb{B}$ is the [magnetic field](/know/concept/magnetic-field/).
Thanks to the divergence theorem,
this can equivalently be stated in vector form as follows:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
\nabla \cdot \vb{B} = 0
}
\end{aligned}$$
A consequence of this law is the fact that magnetic monopoles cannot exist,
i.e. there is no such thing as "magnetic charge",
in contrast to electric charge.
## Faraday's law of induction
**Faraday's law of induction** states that a magnetic field $\vb{B}$
that changes with time will induce an electric field $E$.
Specifically, the change in magnetic flux through a non-closed surface $S$
creates an electromotive force around the contour $C(S)$.
This is written as:
$$\begin{aligned}
\oint_{C(S)} \vb{E} \cdot \dd{\vb{l}}
= - \dv{t} \int_{S} \vb{B} \cdot \dd{\vb{A}}
\end{aligned}$$
By using Stokes' theorem on the contour integral,
the vector form of this law is found to be:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
\nabla \times \vb{E} = - \pdv{\vb{B}}{t}
}
\end{aligned}$$
## Ampère's circuital law
**Ampère's circuital law**, with Maxwell's correction,
states that a magnetic field $\vb{B}$
can be induced along a contour $C(S)$ by two things:
a current density $\vb{J}$ through the enclosed surface $S$,
and a change of the electric field flux $\Phi_E$ through $S$:
$$\begin{aligned}
\oint_{C(S)} \vb{B} \cdot d\vb{l}
= \mu_0 \Big( \int_S \vb{J} \cdot d\vb{A} + \varepsilon_0 \dv{t} \int_S \vb{E} \cdot d\vb{A} \Big)
\end{aligned}$$
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
\nabla \times \vb{B} = \mu_0 \Big( \vb{J} + \varepsilon_0 \pdv{\vb{E}}{t} \Big)
}
\end{aligned}$$
Where $\mu_0$ is the vacuum permeability.
This relation also exists for the "bound" fields $\vb{H}$ and $\vb{D}$,
and for $\vb{M}$ and $\vb{P}$.
We insert $\vb{B} = \mu_0 (\vb{H} + \vb{M})$
and $\vb{E} = (\vb{D} - \vb{P})/\varepsilon_0$
into Ampère's law, after dividing it by $\mu_0$ for simplicity:
$$\begin{aligned}
\nabla \cross \big( \vb{H} + \vb{M} \big)
&= \vb{J} + \pdv{t} \big( \vb{D} - \vb{P} \big)
\end{aligned}$$
To proceed, we split the net current density $\vb{J}$
into a "free" part $\vb{J}_\mathrm{free}$
and a "bound" part $\vb{J}_\mathrm{bound}$,
such that $\vb{J} = \vb{J}_\mathrm{free} + \vb{J}_\mathrm{bound}$.
This leads us to:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
\nabla \times \vb{H} = \vb{J}_{\mathrm{free}} + \pdv{\vb{D}}{t}
}
\qquad \quad
\boxed{
\nabla \times \vb{M} = \vb{J}_{\mathrm{bound}} - \pdv{\vb{P}}{t}
}
\end{aligned}$$
By integrating over an arbitrary surface $S$
we can get integral forms of these equations:
$$\begin{aligned}
\oint_{C(S)} \vb{H} \cdot d\vb{l}
&= \int_S \vb{J}_{\mathrm{free}} \cdot \dd{\vb{A}} + \dv{t} \int_S \vb{D} \cdot \dd{\vb{A}}
\\
\oint_{C(S)} \vb{M} \cdot d\vb{l}
&= \int_S \vb{J}_{\mathrm{bound}} \cdot \dd{\vb{A}} - \dv{t} \int_S \vb{P} \cdot \dd{\vb{A}}
\end{aligned}$$
Note that $\vb{J}_\mathrm{bound}$ can be split into
the **magnetization current density** $\vb{J}_M = \nabla \cross \vb{M}$
and the **polarization current density** $\vb{J}_P = \pdv*{\vb{P}}{t}$:
$$\begin{aligned}
\vb{J}_\mathrm{bound}
= \vb{J}_M + \vb{J}_P
= \nabla \cross \vb{M} + \pdv{\vb{P}}{t}
\end{aligned}$$
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