Electromagnetic Waves
ICSE · Class 12 · Physics
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1. Displacement Current and Ampere-Maxwell Law
Ampere's Circuital Law: ∮ B · dl = μ0 I(t)
Displacement Current: ε0 (dΦE/dt) = Id
Ampere-Maxwell Law: ∮ B · dl = μ0 Ic + μ0 ε0 (dΦE/dt) = μ0(Ic + Id)
2. Maxwell's Equations
Gauss' Law of Electricity: ∮ E · dS = q/ε0
Gauss' Law of Magnetism: ∮ B · dS = 0
Faraday's Law: ∮ E · dl = -dΦB/dt
Ampere-Maxwell Law: ∮ B · dl = μ0(Ic + Id)
3. Electromagnetic Waves and Their Nature
E/B = c
v = 1/(√(με))
Direction of propagation is parallel to E × B
4. Energy, Intensity, and Radiation Pressure
u = (1/2)ε0E^2 + (1/2)(B^2/μ0)
ū = (1/2)ε0E0^2 = (1/2)(B0^2/μ0)
⟨I⟩ = (1/2)ε0E0^2c = (1/2)(B0E0/μ0)
Radiation pressure on absorbing surface = I/c
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