A plane electromagnetic wave, with wavelength 3.0 m, travels in vacuum in the positive direction of an
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(a) Frequency,
(b) Angular frequency, and
(c) Angular wave number of the wave?
(d) What is the amplitude of the magnetic field component?
(e) Parallel to which axis does the magnetic field oscillate?
(f) What is the time averaged rate of energy flow in watts per square meter associated with this wave? The wave uniformly illuminates a surface of area 2.0 m2. If the surface totally absorbs the wave, what are?
(g) The rate at which momentum is transferred to the surface and
(h) The radiation pressure on the surface
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Fundamentals of Physics
ISBN: 978-0471758013
8th Extended edition
Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick
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