Differential Forms in Electromagnetic Theory

Brigham Young University
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
459 Clyde Building, Provo, Utah 84602

Dr. Richard H. Selfridge, Dr. David V. Arnold and Karl F. Warnick

The differential forms research group at BYU is investigating the use of the calculus of differential forms in teaching and research. Differential forms have been used to express Maxwell's laws since early in this century, but many of the advantages of forms as a tool for applied electromagnetics have only recently been discovered. Relative to the usual vector analysis treatment, differential forms make elementary electromagnetics clearer, simpler, and more intuitive. At the same time, differential forms are a powerful tool for research, and open the way for the application of powerful tools of modern differential geometry to electromagnetics. The purpose of this website is to make available publications and course materials to those interested in differential forms and their use in research and teaching.

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For more information, contact warnick@byu.edu . Last revised 29 July 1996