Velocity of Electromagnetic Waves — Study Resources & PYQs
Determination of the velocity of electromagnetic waves.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- NPTEL EM Theory - Week 7 (wave equation, plane EM waves, energy carried) (Article) — Week 7 solves the wave equations for plane waves and derives c = 1/sqrt(mu0 eps0) as the velocity of an EM wave in free space.
- MIT OCW (Prof. Lee) - Maxwell's Equation, Electromagnetic Waves (8.03SC Lecture 12) (Video) — MIT lecture video showing how the EM wave equation is derived from Maxwell's equations and how the wave speed matches the speed of light.
- Studocu - PH3151 Engineering Physics: Unit II Electromagnetic Waves, Study Notes (Article) — Anna University (India) student notes/study material specifically covering EM wave equations, wave properties and E0-B0 relation for engineering physics.
- OpenStax — University Physics Volume 2 (Article) — Open physics textbook covering electromagnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics, lasers and related physics fundamentals.
- OpenStax — University Physics Volume 3 (Article) — Open physics textbook covering modern physics and semiconductor-related foundations.
Velocity of Electromagnetic Waves previous year questions
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