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Apparent Poynting vector contradiction
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[QUOTE="frustrationboltzmann, post: 6090709, member: 653829"] Hello all, Im trying to do a simulation of a poynting vector of an electromagnetic wave and I assume the following: At t=0 the E-field vector is (0,0,e^(-ikx)) and the H-field vector (0,e^(-ikx),0), hence orthogonal to it in vaccum, which is assumed, also the amplitudes are simplified both to 1 since only the direction is of interest. When I calculate the cross product I get now: (-e^(-i2kx),0,0) and when I take the real part I get (-cos(2kx),0,0) which means the poynting vector oscillates in x-direction but this is wrong because it shouldn't oscillate. My procedure was summarized: take the COMPLEX E-and H-vector, calculate the cross product and after get the real part of it...but this is obviously wrong. if I take the real parts immediately of the 2 amplitudes and THEN take the cross product of the real amplitudes it works...I get a vector (cos(kx)^2,0,0) which also oscillates but not in 2 different directions but only in intensity which is correct. between those 2 procedures is a contradiction but at the moment I am afraid I can't see why. I appreciate any help. Thank you in advance very much. [/QUOTE]
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