Electromagnetic Definition and 1000 Threads

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    What happens when light moves in electromagnetic field?

    we know light bends and loses energy when it travels in gravity..what abt influence on light when it travels in EM field..similarly can anyone trace out what happens in weak and strong force fields as welll.I guess its complex..
  2. D

    Light As a electromagnetic wave?

    Hi fellow members! I have a serious confusion for light being an electromagnetic wave? since the we know that electromagnetic wave is produced due to the motion of charged particle.Light reaches us from the sun due to nuclear fusion reaction but light is produced due to the heat or energy...
  3. B

    Electromagnetic Induction Without Air Core

    Scientifically, it doesn't make sense why you can't just wind up wire without really much air in the middle. In order to get more wire closer to the magnetic flux, why wouldn't you just wind up the coil tighter? I keep seeing ferromagnetic or air cores. Why not a tightly would wire so more...
  4. N

    How can we consider static electromagnetic field in QFT point of view?

    Hi everybody! Please explain to me how can we consider static electromagnetic field in point of view of Quantum Field Theory.Because varying electromagnetic field can quantize to photons,so we can consider varying electromagnetic field like a ''set'' of photons. Thanks very much in advance.
  5. X

    Expanding the electromagnetic hamiltonian

    This isn't a homework problem - I can't understand a particular statement in my professor's notes. As such, I hope it's in the correct forum. Homework Statement The Hamiltonian for a charged particle in a potential field A is \hat{H} = (1/2m) ( -i \hbar \nabla - q A)^{2} The square...
  6. T

    How Eddy Currents Produce Attractive Electromagnetic Forces-Maglev

    How Eddy Currents Produce Attractive Electromagnetic Forces--Maglev Hello, I am working on a paper about maglev systems and am trying to describe attractive electromagnetic suspension systems, but I am having a little trouble exactly visualizing how this works, which from what I have read is...
  7. N

    Electromagnetic Waves: Static Magnetic Fields

    I was just thinking about electromagnetic fields and magnetostatics. Magnetostatics is the study of magnetic fields where they do not change or very little. I was wondering if a static magnetic field is still considered part of a Electromagnetic field? Since the magnetic field is not changing...
  8. FOIWATER

    Understanding Electromagnetic Waves

    I am having trouble understanding how a light wave travels through a medium, such as the Earth's atmosphere when emitted from a light bulb... I have read some topics on the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves, but I am having trouble understanding how they exist. I can imagine...
  9. P

    Understanding Electromagnetic Waves & Momentum

    I have trouble understanding the concept of electromagnetic waves. my textbook has the following explanation for electromagnetic momentum. It's not very clear to me. [ light reflecting from a perfect reflector will leave the surface with its initial momentum, thus having twice its initial...
  10. I

    Electromagnetic Waves: Why Accelerating Charges?

    So what i understand from my professor about the electromagnetic waves is this : an electric charge has an electric field E a moving electric charge induces a magnetic field B The electromagnetic wave produced is due to the moving charge which has both components E and B... But my...
  11. C

    Electromagnetic induction inside a field with a contraint

    1. A closed loop is held stationary in the magnetic field between the north and south poles of two permanent magnets held fixed. Can we hope to generate current in the loop by using very strong magnets? well, my doubt is: as magnetic field is a vector and since we have two pairs [one...
  12. C

    Understanding Electromagnetic Duality in Free Space without Sources

    What is electromagnetic duality for Maxwell's equations in free space without sources? Is this symmetry valid when there are conventional sources? If not, what hypothetical additional sources are needed to restore duality symmetry?
  13. F

    Interference of a bunch of incident electromagnetic waves

    Hi There is lots of text, but it is actually just a presentation of facts and thoughts to explain where I am in all this. There are two main questions: 1) Are the incident waves from a very distant source, say a star very far away, interfering with one another to create one or more resulting...
  14. S

    Why can't frequency of an electromagnetic wave change?

    I understand the relationship between velocity and wavelength when the refractive index changes but I can't fully understand why frequency cannot change. What would happen if it did? why can't the speed of light stay constant as frequency and wavelength change to keep it. Is it because of...
  15. N

    Ricci tensor for electromagnetic field

    Electromagnetic fields mostly have a stress-energy tensor in which the trace is zero. Is traceless stress energy tensor always implies Ricci scalar is zero? If yes how to prove that?
  16. Coffee_

    Solving the Paradox of Electromagnetic Induction

    Hello everyone, I have the following problem understanding electromagnetic induction. THis is not a homework question but it's a thought experiment I seem to not succeed in doing. Let's take the situation where you move a rectangle shaped plate with a speed perpendicular to a homogenous...
  17. T

    Explanation of Electromagnetic Induction

    I took a physics competition recently and found I missed 6 questions on electromagnetic induction and the like. I've always been shaky here, so I'm wondering if anyone can give me an online resource, or just explain to me exactly how it works (i.e., Lenz's law, etc., etc.)? I'm sorry for not...
  18. M

    Electromagnetic Induction of a permanent megnet

    Hello everyone, How are you doing? I have a doubt about electromagnetic induction, in three particular cases. I need to confirm that I have the right concepts, so I ask for your help. The main problem: Imagine that you have a permanent magnet, axially polarized and rotating on its...
  19. A

    How charge acceleration is dependent on radiation of electromagnetic wave?

    Is there any mathematical relation between the value of charge(ie proton/electron) and radiation which is being emitted? I m sure energy is conserved in this process so does that mean electron decelerates in process of radiation ?
  20. I

    EL Equations for the modified electromagnetic field Lagrangian

    Hi, I'm trying to work through something and it should be quite simple but somehow I've gotten a bit confused. I've worked through the Euler Lagrange equations for the lagrangian: \begin{align*} \mathcal{L}_{0} &= -\frac{1}{4}(\partial_{\mu}A_{\nu})(\partial^{\mu}A^{\nu}) \\ &=...
  21. G

    Electromagnetic Piston using a holding magnet and permanent magnets?

    Dear all - I am new here so please be gentle :smile: I have searched the site for a few days but alas still have a few questions on something i am hoping to make...so with your kind help - here we go! I am looking to make a type of electromagnetic piston, basically i want to have an...
  22. E

    Speed of a propagating electromagnetic field?

    Hi, I'm wondering if there has been any actual experiments done to measure the speed at which magnetic fields propagate?
  23. F

    Is All Electromagnetic Radiation Emitted by Charged Particles?

    I recently read an article online stating that electromagnetic radiation is 'a form of energy emitted and absorbed by charged particles'. This isn't always correct, is it? I mean, I know that charged particles that are accelerating can emit bremsstrahlung and synchrotron radiation, but my own...
  24. J

    Why Is EMF Induced Only in One Direction in a Moving Conductive Square?

    Homework Statement If I move a SQUARE conductive layer in a forward direction, with a magnetic field pointing vertically upward why is an EMF only induced in the left-right plane NOT the forward-backward plane??Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I would have thought that as BOTH...
  25. S

    Electromagnetic waves and photons

    Hello, why the electromagnetic waves move up and down instead of just travel straight? When an electron go in a lower energy level it relases a photon, but where does this photon came from? Thank you!
  26. E

    Electromagnetic Absorption/MATLAB calculaiton

    Homework Statement Hey guys, I am trying to draw out the electromagnetic absorpton vs frequency graph for a known dielectric constant ε in a medium but I am kind of stucked. I am studying from the Griffiths' book if you can catch me up from there, equations are on pg. 394, in chapter 9.4...
  27. S

    Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic (waves)

    By Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves seem to come about by means of magnetic fields generating electric fields and in turn electric fields generating magnetic fields (the loop continues.) But how is this not perpetual in the context that energy is not conserved? It seems as if a...
  28. K

    What Is the Direction of Current in a Loop Near a Current-Carrying Wire?

    Homework Statement You are holding a conducting loop of copper and looking at its circle. Behind it is a long current-carrying wire carrying the current from left to right. As you pull the loop toward you, what is the direction of current flow if any? A)No way to tell B)Counter-clockwise...
  29. T

    Find wavelength of a quantum of electromagnetic radiation

    Homework Statement A quantum of electromagnetic radiation has an energy of 0.877 keV. What is its wavelength? The speed of light is 2.99792 × 10 8 m/s, and Planck’s constant is 6.62607 × 10−34J · s. Answer in units of nm Homework Equations E=hf v=fλ ... λ=v/(E/h) The Attempt...
  30. R

    Electromagnetic field from electric engine

    Physics is not my forte, but I need some answers re EMFs. I want to buy a 30-ft sailboat that has an electric engine. (I have attached a link to the exact model for reference.) Further, my intent is to live aboard. I have been planning on making my permanent bed right over the top of the...
  31. C

    Comparison of strong nuclear force and electromagnetic force

    How much stronger is the strong nuclear force compared it to the electromagnetic force beyond what could be accounted for by the inverse of the distance squared?
  32. D

    Intensity of Electromagnetic Waves

    Homework Statement A plane monochromatic electromagnetic wave with wavelength λ = 2.2 cm, propagates through a vacuum. Its magnetic field is described by \vec{B} = (Bx\vec{i} + By\vec{j})cos(kz+ωt) where Bx = 1.8E-6 T and By = 3.8E-6 T, and i-hat and j-hat are the unit vectors in the +x and...
  33. M

    Electromagnetic Radiation Produced During Fission

    In a nuclear reactor, what kind of energy is produced when the radioactive isotopes go through fission? How much of it is in the form of electromagnetic waves? Are the waves mostly in the UV and Gamma Ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum?
  34. V

    Differences between Electromagnetic flux and magnetic flux

    May I know that are there any different between the electromagnetic flux and magnetic flux? Are there any electromagnetic flux in a permanent magnet machine? What kind of flux will go through the permanent magnet machine's stator cores with copper wires on it? I am really sorry to ask so many...
  35. T

    Electromagnetic Vector Fields (Static)

    Homework Statement Use the integral form and symmetry arguments to compute the electric field produced by the following charge densities: (i) Point charge q, placed at the origin, in 3 dimensions; (ii) Point charge q, placed at the origin, in 2 dimensions; (iii) Point charge q, placed at the...
  36. D

    Trend of Electromagnetic Temperature

    In order to determine the temperature that an electromagnet reached after a 3 minute period the electromagnet was placed in a constant volume of water. After 3 minutes the change in temperature of the water was measured and from this using the equation Q=mcΔT the energy in joules transferred was...
  37. R

    Electromagnetic field strength

    hello world. it is know that electrostatic (coulomb's law) and magnetostatic (biot-savart law) fields lose their strength like 1/r^2. why do they say that electromagnetic field falls like 1/r ? is that true ? if yes how, can you explain please ? after all energy radiated from a point source must...
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    Expressions for the energy density of electromagnetic waves

    I hope this is the right forum for a first year undergraduate problem! The problem I've been working on is here: http://i.imgur.com/IhTtL.png I think that I have the correct answers, but I'm not sure. I think that the energy densities of the E and B field components will be (0.5)(ε0)(E^2)...
  39. H

    What really causes electromagnetic induction/ the motor effect?

    When a conducting wire is subjected to a changing magnetic field, what causes the electrons in this wire to move? Conversely, why does the movement of current in the wire (with a non-'moving' magnetic field) cause the wire to move? I understand these phenomena macroscopically (and that they...
  40. A

    Outside the Electromagnetic Spectrum

    Is it possible for EM radiation to exist outside the EM spectrum? I'm aware of the different frequencies at which energy can be radiated eg. radio, infrared, and gamma. But is it possible for objects to absorb or release energy at subradio or supergamma frequencies? Or is there a physical law...
  41. Z

    Electromagnetic wave /Field question

    Hi i was wondering what's is the difference between electromagnetic waves and fields or is a field just a number of electromagnetic waves. also i was wondering is it possbile to have an electromagnetic wave where there is only a magnetic field and no electric field and vice versa Thanks
  42. F

    Electromagnetic fields of a rotating solid sphere: total charge inside

    Homework Statement A solid sphere of radius a rotates with angular velocity ω\hat{z} relative to an inertial frame K in which the sphere's center is at rest. In a frame K' located at the surface of the sphere, there is no electric field, and the magnetic field is a dipole field with M=M\hat{z}...
  43. C

    What kind of tensor is the electromagnetic field tensor?

    The covariant form of the Lorentz force can be written as m \ddot x^\mu =q F^{\mu \nu} \dot x_\nu and such a relation should prove by the quotient rule that F is indeed a tensor. But what kind of tensor is it? One can show that it transforms from an unprimed to a primed system like F'^{\mu...
  44. N

    Electromagnetic tensor in cylindrical coordinates

    I can find the metric tensor in cylindrical coordinates to be [1,-1,-1/r^2,-1] but how about the electromagnetic field tensor and thus the energy stress tensor? Is it just change the Ex,Ey,Ez to Eρ,Eθ,Ez? Is FσρFσρ still equal to 2(B^2-E^2)
  45. H

    Basic questions of electromagnetic radiation

    1. How do we observe what goes through in a slit in the double slit experiment? If this is accomplished with EM that goes across the slit, then why does the electron not completely change its direction before it hits the wall. It still always hit the wall where you expect it to, even though the...
  46. S

    Electromagnetic Induction Lab. Magnet through a coil

    I apologize in advance if some of my answers don't quite make sense. I'm generally articulate, but not when it comes to physics I'm barely grasping. I did a lab and part of it was dropping a magnet through a coil, which produced a Voltage vs Time graph using LabPro. For trial 1 we had the N...
  47. S

    Electromagnetic decay inside materials.

    Hey guys, back again for some help if that's okay! I've derived a formula for an electromagnetic wave entering a material, as \underline{E}e^{-\frac{x}{\delta}}e^{i(\frac{x}{\delta}- \omega t)} x=direction of propagation t=time \delta=skin depth As you can see this describes the wave...
  48. P

    Calculating Average Induced EMF in a Rotating Coil

    Homework Statement A flat coil of wire has an area of 0.010 m2and contains 100 turns. Initially the coil is oriented so that the normal to its surface is parallel to a downward constant magnetic field of 0.2 T. The coil is then rotated clockwise through an angle of 30oin a time of 0.10 s...
  49. R

    Electromagnetic poles- repelling

    Hi I'm working on a science experiment and I need two electromagnets to push away from each other, but the two small electromagnets I've made (using two bolts wrapped in magnet wire and a D battery) just attract each other no matter which ends I put together. Am I doing something wrong? Do I...
  50. P

    Electromagnetic Induction and an electric generator

    Homework Statement An electric generator consists of n = 500 turns of wire formed into a rectangular loop with a length of 5 cm and width of 3 cm placed in a uniform magnetic field of 2.50 T. What is the maximum value of the emf produced when the loop is spun at f = 100 rpm about an axis...
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