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This is probably a silly question -- but I have been thinking about it, and I can't convince myself. So, I'd be greatly happy if you could solve my apparent "dilemma".
In electromagnetics, for sinusoidal voltages, we use the phasor notation and express a
positive traveling wave ( +Z direction) as follows:
[tex]E_+ = A_0 e^{-i \beta z }[/tex]
where as in quantum mechanics a positive traveling wave (+Z direction) is written as follows (correct me if I am wrong)
[tex] \Psi_+ = A_0 e^{+i \beta z} [/tex]
where beta's are wavenumbers.
Where am I messing this up?
In electromagnetics, for sinusoidal voltages, we use the phasor notation and express a
positive traveling wave ( +Z direction) as follows:
[tex]E_+ = A_0 e^{-i \beta z }[/tex]
where as in quantum mechanics a positive traveling wave (+Z direction) is written as follows (correct me if I am wrong)
[tex] \Psi_+ = A_0 e^{+i \beta z} [/tex]
where beta's are wavenumbers.
Where am I messing this up?