The magnetic-field amplitude of the electromagnetic wave from the laser described in Example 32.1 (Section 32.3) is

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The magnetic-field amplitude of the electromagnetic wave from the laser described in Example 32.1 (Section 32.3) is about 100 times greater than the earth’s magnetic field. If you illuminate a compass with the light from this laser, would you expect the compass to deflect? Why or why not?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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