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Plane Waves

Plane Waves

Mar 29, 20261 min read

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The equation for a uniform plane wave can be derived from the Maxwell Equations by assuming a wave that varies only along one dimension, which we define as the x-dimension, through a medium that is homogeneous, isotropic, linear, and with zero conductivity.

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