Richard Marchand, PhD
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics
- rmarchan@ualberta.ca
- Address
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3-123 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
About
BSc (1974) Université de Montréal
MSc (1975) University of Toronto
PhD (1979) Princeton University
Research
Computational physics
Physics of spacecraft interaction with space environment
Ionospheric and magnetospheric physics
Particle in Cell (PIC) simulations
Finite elements
Structured and unstructured meshes
Courses
PHYS 381 - Electromagnetic Theory I
Review of scalar and vector fields; Gauss and Stokes theorems; curvilinear coordinates; Dirac delta function; electrostatic field and potential; electrostatic energy; conductors, capacitors; Laplace's equation; boundary value problems; methods of images; multipoles; electrostatic field in matter; polarization; displacement; linear dielectrics; magnetostatic field; Biot-Savart and Ampere's law; vector potential; magnetostatic field in matter; magnetization; linear and nonlinear magnetic media. Prerequisites: PHYS 230 or 281. Pre- or corequisite: MATH 334 or 201 or MA PH 251, and MA PH 351 or MATH 215 or MATH 317.