Reduction of the classical electromagnetism to a two-dimensional curved surface. Issue 9 (21st May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Radożycki, Tomasz
• Is Part Of: Journal of modern optics. Volume 66:Issue 9(2019)
• Page Start: 1029
• Page End: 1037
• Publication Date: 2019-05-21
• Subjects: Electromagnetism -- wave propagation -- thin layers -- low-dimensional theory; Optics -- Periodicals; 535
• DOI: 10.1080/09500340.2019.1599076
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0950-0340

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The reduction of the three-dimensional classical electromagnetism to a two-dimensional curved surface is performed in a twofold way. In the first case, the ordinary two-dimensional electromagnetism is obtained with sources in the form of conserved electric currents flowing along the surface. The electric field is a two-vector tangent to the surface and magnetic field is a scalar quantity. In the second approach, the reduced theory is that of the two-vector magnetic field and a scalar electric one. The only source coupled to the fields is now a scalar, subject to no conservation law. In the redefined theory, this scalar source may be converted into an eddy magnetic current flowing in the surface. No magnetic monopoles appear. Our results can find some applications in the electrodynamics of thin layers and of metal-dielectric interfaces.