Question #209900

Write the properties of EM waves (wavelength, frequency, speed)



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2021-06-23T13:03:09-0400

Electromagnetic waves are transverse. In a vacuum, they propagate at the speed of light (c=3108 m/s)(c=3\cdot 10^8\ m/s). In the environment v=c/nv=c/n. The wavelength is related to the frequency by ratio

λ=v/ν\lambda=v/\nu.


Bettini, Alessandro (2016). A Course in Classical Physics, Vol. 4 - Waves and Light. Springer.



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