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How does one tell the direction of a wave, or is it even possible in this scenario...
"HYPOTHETICALLY"... if you have 'some sort' of electromagnetic wave and and 'some sort' of antenna, but the wave/particles travel right through your antenna, assuming your antenna still detects the wave, would you be able to determine the direction of the wave?
In other words, just like with a water wave, nothing 'actually' travels through space. The water molecules only move vertically up and down. So if you could not see the big picture and viewed only a small vertical slice of the water, you would only observe the particles moving up and down and have no idea which direction the wave was travelling. This at least what I understand and am looking for confirmation.
Thanks.
"HYPOTHETICALLY"... if you have 'some sort' of electromagnetic wave and and 'some sort' of antenna, but the wave/particles travel right through your antenna, assuming your antenna still detects the wave, would you be able to determine the direction of the wave?
In other words, just like with a water wave, nothing 'actually' travels through space. The water molecules only move vertically up and down. So if you could not see the big picture and viewed only a small vertical slice of the water, you would only observe the particles moving up and down and have no idea which direction the wave was travelling. This at least what I understand and am looking for confirmation.
Thanks.