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so is what i have already wrong?

ok now i have Re(\sigma) ((Ee^(-kz)e^i(kz-\omegat))^2)/2 is this right? do i need to simplify if I am going to integrate with respect to z?

yea i figured it out. you take the dot product of J and E.

question For a plane wave of the form E(z,t)=Ee^i(kz-wt) and B(z,t)=Ee^(-kz)*e^i(kz-wt) write down the time-averaged ohmic heating loss per unit volume for any z. Homework Equations J=\sigmaE Maxwell's equations for linear media The Attempt at a Solution not sure where to start, i...