Propagation of electromagnetic wave

jeevansai · Jan 9, 2015

will the distance traveled by an em wave depends on temperature,if so then explain

Drakkith · Jan 9, 2015

What medium is the EM wave traveling through?

jeevansai · Jan 9, 2015

what does it mean can you elaborate please

jeevansai · Jan 10, 2015

the em waves are radio waves

ehild · Jan 10, 2015

The EM waves travel with the speed of light.You know it is c in vacuum, but different from c in media, having different permittivity / refractive index. These material properties depend on the temperature, so the speed of light in a medium also depends on the temperature. If the speed is different, the distance traveled in the same time is also different.

Vanadium 50 · Jan 10, 2015

The word "medium" means "material".

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