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Note in my problem: ##\omega_p^2 = \frac{ne^2}{m\epsilon_0}##, unlike the lecture slides where ##\omega_p^2 = \frac{4\pi ne^2}{m}##. Starting from my earlier solution for j: ##j = \frac{e^2n}{m(\omega^2 - \omega_c^2)}\begin{bmatrix} i\omega E_x + \omega_c E_y\\ i\omega E_y - \omega_c E_x\\ 0...

Thanks, It definitely is. I actually have already looked at those notes, although now that I'm looking at them again, I realized I was making some errors earlier, but even after correcting those and ignoring the ##\delta n## part of n, I still have a few problems. Using the relations between...

I appreciate the reply, but I still have a few issues. ##\epsilon_0## is not involved, so I can't express my answer in terms of ##\omega_p##. Also, your solution would still result in ##\alpha_{\pm}## being tensors, while the problem requires them to be constants. Also, would your ##\alpha## be...

First, assuming, ##v \alpha e^{i(k{\pm}z - \omega t)}## I worked with the equation of motion to get: ##-i\omega v_x = -\frac{e}{m}E_x - \omega_c v_y## and ##-i\omega v_y = -\frac{e}{m}E_y + \omega_c v_x## Solving this system of equations, I end up with: ##v_x = \frac{-e}{m(\omega^2 -...