Electromagnetic wave and polarization
The fields in an electromagnetic wave moving along the X axis are
E
= Ey cos(kx-ωt) j + Ez
cos(kx-ωt+δ) k
B = Bz
cos(kx-ωt) k - By cos(kx-ωt+δ)
j = (c×E)/c2
where c
= c i, Bz = Ey/c
and By = Ez/c. Units are chosen
so that c = 1. Below you can choose the amplitudes Ey
and Ez, as well as the wavelength λ = 2π/k
and the relative phase δ.
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