To understand the formula representing a traveling electromagnetic wave. Light, radiant heat (infrared radiation), X rays, and radio waves are all examples of traveling electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic waves comprise combinations of electric and magnetic fields that are mutually compatible in the sense that the changes in one generate the other. The simplest form of a traveling electromagnetic wave is a plane wave. For a wave traveling in the x direction whose electric field is in the y direction, the electric and magnetic fields are given by

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Marley Jarvis

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23 December, 01:06

To understand the formula representing a traveling electromagnetic wave. Light, radiant heat (infrared radiation), X rays, and radio waves are all examples of traveling electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic waves comprise combinations of electric and magnetic fields that are mutually compatible in the sense that the changes in one generate the other. The simplest form of a traveling electromagnetic wave is a plane wave. For a wave traveling in the x direction whose electric field is in the y direction, the electric and magnetic fields are given by

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Elaine Boyle · Answer 1

E (x, t) = Emaxcos (kx - ωt + φ),

B (x, t) = Bmaxcos (kx - ωt + φ).

Explanation:

E is the electric field vector, and B is the magnetic field vector of the EM wave. For electromagnetic waves the electric field E and the magnetic field B are always perpendicular to each other and perpendicular to the direction of propagation. The direction of propagation is the direction of E x B.