Wave Propagation

 

Propagation Direction of EM Radiation

Find the direction of propagation for an illustrated electromagnetic plane wave in vacuum.

  • 8.02 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2007
    Prof. John Belcher, Dr. Peter Dourmashkin, Prof. Robert Redwine, Prof. Bruce Knuteson, Prof. Gunther Roland, Prof. Bolek Wyslouch, Dr. Brian Wecht, Prof. Eric Katsavounidis, Prof. Robert Simcoe, Prof. Joseph Formaggio, Andy Neely, Matthew Strafuss, Prof. Eric Hudson, Dr. Sen-Ben Liao

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Two-Dimensional Waves

Applet showing the propagation of waves in two dimensions to illustrate the properties of interference, diffraction, and reflection.

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