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ronaldoshaky
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Hello.
I am reading in my book about the Poynting vector for monochromatic plane waves. It includes a cosine term: cos^2 (kz - omega t + phi). My book states that the time average of this term is 1/2. Can anyone explain this? I don't understand how they work that out.
Thank you
I am reading in my book about the Poynting vector for monochromatic plane waves. It includes a cosine term: cos^2 (kz - omega t + phi). My book states that the time average of this term is 1/2. Can anyone explain this? I don't understand how they work that out.
Thank you