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Homework Statement
I'm writing a school paper on the behavior of electromagnetic waves when they hit the interface between a non-conductor and a conductor. My question is if, in the case of partial reflection, it is correct to allow for both components of the wave vector (the wave is confined to a plane) of the transmitted wave to be complex (in the conductor, there is attenuation in both* directions, isn't it)?
* Of course, if the transmitted wave is orthogonal to the interface there is only one direction to consider.