APHY201 10/24/ Maxwell’s Equations 1865 – James Maxwell unifies electricity and magnetism and shows that their fields move through space as waves. He calculated that the EM waves travel at the speed of light so they must be a type of light. 1887 – Heinrich Hertz generates and detect EM waves for the first time
APHY201 10/24/ Production of Electromagnetic Waves Energy is stored in E and B Magnitude of E and B are At large distances, the waves are planar or flat.
APHY201 10/24/ Production of Electromagnetic Waves EM waves are transverse EM waves Amplitude is perpendicular to wave motion EM waves travel at c = E/B = 3 x 10 8 m/s
APHY201 10/24/ Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Speed = Frequency * Wavelength c = f λ
APHY201 10/24/ Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 5 X-ray Visible PolarizedRadio
APHY201 10/24/ Momentum Transfer and Radiation Pressure Remember that Maxwell showed that where a = 1 to 2 Since and then
APHY201 10/24/ Momentum Transfer and Radiation Pressure
APHY201 10/24/ Wireless Transmission Radio and wireless telegraph (1890’s) The FCC and broadcast “bands”
APHY201 10/24/ Wireless Transmission
APHY201 10/24/ Wireless Transmission
APHY201 10/24/ Wireless Transmission