203 3 electromagnetic waves
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Electromagnetic Waves
Waves composed of undulating electrical fields and magnetic fields. Thedifferent kinds of electromagnetic waves, such as light and radio waves,form the electromagnetic spectrum. All electromagnetic waves have thesame speed in a vacuum, a speed expressed by the letter c (the speed of
light) and equal to about 186,000 miles (or 300,000 kilometers) persecond.
Transmission of energy through a vacuum or using no medium isaccomplished by electromagnetic waves , caused by the oscillation ofelectric and magnetic fields. They move at a constant speed of 3x10 8 m/s.
Often, they are called electromagnetic radiation, light, or photons .
Fundamental Question:For two charges q and Q the strength of attraction depends on distance
between both charges (Coulombs Law). Now we grap charge Q and jiggle it around. The jiggling causes the distance and therefore attraction
to vary.
How does charge q know that I am jiggling charge Q?
We create a disturbance which launches an electromagnetic wave intothe universe. The wave tells the Universe we generated an electricdisturbance which propagates away from the point of the disturbance
Electromagnetic radiation
(P di t d b Cl k M ll (1831 1879) i 1864)
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Maxwells theory is a mathematical formulation thatrelates electric and magnetic phenomena.
His theory, among other things, predicted thatelectric and magnetic fields can travel through
space as waves .
The uniting of electricity and magnetism resulted inthe Theory of Electromagnetism .
Maxwell predicted (in 1864!) :
A changing electric field produces a magneticfield.
Accelerating charges will radiateelectromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic waves travel at the speed oflight c:c 3 10 8 m/s
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In 1887, Heinrich Hertz generated and detectedelectromagnetic waves in his lab.
The waves radiated from a transmitter circuit andwere detected in a receiver circuit.
Hertz used the fact that electrical circuits haveresonant frequencies just like mechanical systemsdo.
Conceptual Schematic ofHertz's Experiment
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When the oscillator has
completed half a cycle, t =1/2 T, the field at point P isupward and of maximummagnitude.
At t = 3/4 T the field at Pvanishes again. The fieldsproduced at earlier timescontinue to move awayfrom the antenna.
The charge on theantenna has reversedpolarity now, and theelectric field at P pointsupward.
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Right Hand Rule:
When the electric field producedby the antenna points downward,the magnetic field points into thepage. The electric and magneticfields in an electromagnetic waveare always at right angles to eachother.
An electromagnetic wavepropagating in thepositive x direction: E and
B are perpendicular toeach other and in phase.The direction ofpropagation is given byh h b f h i h
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Properties of EM WavesThe radiated EM waves have certain
properties: EM waves all travel at the speed of light c.
c2 = 1/( 00)
The E and B fields are perpendicular toeach other.
The E and B fields are in phase (both reach
a maximum and minimum at the sametime).
The E and B fields are perpendicular to the
direction of travel ( transverse waves ).
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Basic elements of a tuning circuitused to receive radio waves.First, an incoming wave sets upan alternating current in the
antenna. Next, the resonancefrequency of the LC circuit isadjusted to match the frequencyof the radio wave, resulting in arelatively large current in the
circuit. This current is then fedinto an amplifier to furtherincrease the signal.
Receiving radio waves
Electromagnetic radiation is greatestwhen charges accelerate at rightangles to the line of sight. Zeroradiation is observed when thecharges accelerate along the line ofsight.
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Plane WavesEM waves in free space are plane waves. That
means the E and B fields are confined to aplane and uniform within the plane at all times.
EM waves travel at the speed of light. Lightspeed can be derived from two other quantitieswe have already used:
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mcs
= 00
1
=c
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Li htLLiigg hh tt iiss aa nn ee llee cc ttr r oo mm aa gg nn ee ttiicc wwaa vvee
cc == f f 33 11 00 88 mm //ss As light waves travel through space they:
transport energy transport momentum
The energy density, u , of an electromagnetic wave:212
0
22
12
021
00 B E B E u ==+=
cB E =
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Walker Problem 42, pg. 846
What is the rms value of the electricfield in a sinusoidal electromagnetic
wave that has a maximum electric fieldof 75 V/m?
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Note that the visible portion of the spectrum is relatively narrow.
The boundaries between various bands of the spectrum are not sharp, butinstead are somewhat arbitrary.
EM waves can be generated in different frequency bands:radio, microwave, infrared , visible , ultraviolet , x-rays, gamma rays
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Walker Problem 26, pg. 845Find the frequency of blue light with awavelength of 470 nm.
Walker Problem 38, pg. 846
As you drive by an AM radio station, you notice asign saying that its antenna is 122 m high. If this
height represents one quarter-wavelength of itssignal, what is the frequency of the station?
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adio (0.4 GHz)
Atomic Hydrogen
Radio (2.7 GHz)
MolecularHydrogen
Infrared
Mid Infrared
Near Infrared
Optical
X-Ray
Gamma Ray
Finder
From http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov Galactice latitude is measured from the galactic plane ( (Earth latitude is measured from the equator), and galacticlongitude is measured from the direction to the galactic center (Earth longitude is measured from London's Greenwich Observatory).
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The Doppler effect
c u f f c u
+ =
Red-shifts and the Expansion of the Universe :
We can observe features in the spectra obtained from distant galaxies and compare theirwavelengths/frequencies with those measured in the laboratory. We find that, apart fromgalaxies within our Local Group (such as the Andromeda spiral), the light from dis tantgalaxies has been "red-shifted" - the wavelengths of spectral lines are longer than thosemeasured on Earth SO THESE GALAXIES ARE MOVING AWAY FROM US. This is a
consequence of the general expansion of the Universe: all clusters of galaxies are movingaway from each other
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Example:
A space ship heading towards a stop light red = 750nm see the light to be shifted togreen = 500nm. What is the speed of the space ship?
Now
f c
c c c uc u
=
+=
So we solve for u in the lower equation.
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A beam of light that is:
polarized in the vertical direction : The
electric field points in the vertical direction. (b) unpolarized : Superposition of many
beams, approximately parallel, but eachwith random polarization. Every atom in
the filament of an incandescent bulbradiates a separate wave with randomphase and random polarization.
PolarizationWhen light is polarized, the electricfield always points in the samedirection.
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Polarizer 20 cos I I = Law of Malus
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Polarization by Scattering or Reflection
Polarization is also used in the entertainment industry to produce and show 3-D movies!