Introduction to Electrodynamics · Problem 9.9

Electromagnetic Waves — David J. Griffiths

Physics · electromagnetic-waves-vacuum

Problem

Write down the (real) electric and magnetic fields for a monochromatic plane wave of amplitude E0E_0, frequency ω\omega, and phase angle zero that is (a) traveling in the negative xx direction and polarized in the zz direction; (b) traveling in the direction from the origin to the point (1,1,1)(1, 1, 1), with polarization parallel to the xzxz plane. In each case, sketch the wave, and give the explicit Cartesian components of k\mathbf{k} and n^\hat{\mathbf{n}}.

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