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Savy
Hello.
Just a noob question about electromagnetic waves.
An electron "wiggles" and sends out a change in electric field, which creates a change in magnetic field, which creates a change in electric field etc etc.
My question is, because the photon travels to virtually infinite distances, does that mean the electric field of the electron is infinite? Or is it that the wavefront itself effectively extents the electric field indefinitely?
Sorry if this question doesn't seem clear, not very good at getting a point across via text!
Thanks in advance.
Savy
Just a noob question about electromagnetic waves.
An electron "wiggles" and sends out a change in electric field, which creates a change in magnetic field, which creates a change in electric field etc etc.
My question is, because the photon travels to virtually infinite distances, does that mean the electric field of the electron is infinite? Or is it that the wavefront itself effectively extents the electric field indefinitely?
Sorry if this question doesn't seem clear, not very good at getting a point across via text!
Thanks in advance.
Savy