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jaketodd
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In what direction does the magnetic component of an EM wave oscillate?
Is there a lateral end to the interference pattern created in the double slit experiment, and if so, what defines it?
How fast do EM waves expand laterally?
In the double slit experiment, what makes the interference pattern's bright stripes get smaller and dimmer as you look laterally at the pattern? Is it due to amplitude lessening with distance? If so, how is it we can see starlight? Can we see starlight because the frequency doesn't lessen with distance and the frequency determines how much energy is transferred to our eyes? If so, why can we look at stars and our eyes don't hurt but looking at the sun does hurt our eyes?
If you aim the emitter in the double slit experiment at an angle to the two slits, does the interference pattern shift as well?
How curved is the wavefront of an EM wave; is it a semicircle?
Are the amplitudes of the electric and magnetic oscillations the same? How does one calculate the amplitude of each?
Thanks!
Jake
Is there a lateral end to the interference pattern created in the double slit experiment, and if so, what defines it?
How fast do EM waves expand laterally?
In the double slit experiment, what makes the interference pattern's bright stripes get smaller and dimmer as you look laterally at the pattern? Is it due to amplitude lessening with distance? If so, how is it we can see starlight? Can we see starlight because the frequency doesn't lessen with distance and the frequency determines how much energy is transferred to our eyes? If so, why can we look at stars and our eyes don't hurt but looking at the sun does hurt our eyes?
If you aim the emitter in the double slit experiment at an angle to the two slits, does the interference pattern shift as well?
How curved is the wavefront of an EM wave; is it a semicircle?
Are the amplitudes of the electric and magnetic oscillations the same? How does one calculate the amplitude of each?
Thanks!
Jake