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Is it possible to approximate the amount of heating in tissue (and other materials) due to electromagnetic radiation?
Approximating electromagnetic heating in tissue
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Yes. If you knew the conductivity and size of your tissue you can easily do a simulation to predict the amount of heating. This is often done using FDTD simulations to estimate the amount of absorbed power by the human head from cell phones and such.
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Yes...try here and check out also microwave oven on wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_energy_transfer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_energy_transfer
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Also try this thread ofr some insights...
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=378434&highlight=microwave+oven
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=378434&highlight=microwave+oven
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