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BakerDad12

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Electromagnetic Waves
« on: May 04, 2020, 08:27:35 am »
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Hey, I'm confused about EM waves. So it's said that a changing electric field causes a magnetic field which in turn causes an electric field and so on. So aren't we getting an infinite supply of fields and energy? Also, is the fact that a changing electric field  causes a magnetic field something we were meant to know from previous study or not?

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Re: Electromagnetic Waves
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2020, 02:14:24 pm »
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The answer is yes., the self-propagation of electric and magnetic fields oscillating perpendicular to each other continues infinitely.
The concept of a changing magnetic field producing an electric field is introduced in electromagnetic induction (Faraday's Law). The concept of a changing electric field producing a magnetic field is based on Ampere's Circuital Law.
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