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echo: physics
to: Grant Weasner
from: Tony Langdon
date: 2017-02-23 16:13:00
subject: Re: basic waves electromagnetic question

-=> Grant Weasner wrote to All <=-

 GW> There is a diagram online and in books all over. The diagram show
 GW> direction and magnetic wave oscillating perpendicular along the wave.

 GW> Does that magnetic field change polarity between min and max of the
 GW> light wave amplitude?

Both the electric and magnetic fields reverse polarity every half cycle.


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