The discussion centers on the interpretation of a complex transmission angle encountered in wave propagation analysis. The user expresses confusion regarding the significance of obtaining a complex number for the transmission angle in part (c) of their problem. It is clarified that when a wave transitions between different media, it can produce a surface wave characterized by a guided wave along the interface, resulting in an elliptical E field vector. The user is advised to utilize the complex number in the cosine function and incorporate the wave number K0 for further calculations.
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When a wave crosses between media, we can see a surface wave. This is a guided wave traveling along the interface, having a field component in the direction of propagation. This component is in quadrature to the main wave. In effect, the E field vector becomes an ellipse.thatsmessedup said: