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janrain
Jan24-04, 10:30 AM
Does the following equation mean that electric field E and magnetic field B are always perpendicular??
the equation is:
Curl E = - (partial derivative of B with respect to t)
where E is time dependent too.
nbo10
Jan24-04, 06:02 PM
The simple answer is, No.

JMD
janrain
Jan24-04, 11:35 PM
right...thank you
nbo10
Jan24-04, 11:52 PM
\vec E \cdot \vec B = 0

say's E & B are 90 degrees to each other.

JMD