Answer to Question #155439 in Electricity and Magnetism for Max

Question

Polarization of a wave is

A. direction of electric field

B. direction of magnetic field at some fixed point in space

C. either (a) or (b)

D. none of the above

Answer 1

By convention, the polarization of electromagnetic wave refers to the direction of the electric field. Therefore, the answer is A) direction of electric field.

Answer:

A) direction of electric field