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Electromagnetic Waves - UCF Physics

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Plane <strong>Electromagnetic</strong> <strong>Waves</strong><br />

E y<br />

B z<br />

Note: sin(ωt-kx) = -sin(kx-ωt) ⇒ notations are interchangeable.<br />

sin(ωt-kx) and sin(kx-ωt) represent waves traveling towards +x,<br />

while sin(ωt+kx) travels towards -x.<br />

x

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