Electromagnetic Waves
Rajasthan Board · Class 12 · Physics
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8.1 Introduction and Historical Context
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) unified electricity, magnetism, and light through his equations
- Maxwell predicted that time-varying electric fields produce magnetic fields, complementing Faraday's discovery
- Maxwell's equations mathematically express all basic laws of electromagnetism
8.2 Displacement Current
- Inconsistency in Ampere's law when applied to charging capacitors led to displacement current concept
- Different surfaces with same boundary gave different magnetic field values using original Ampere's law
- Displacement current = ε₀(dΦₑ/dt) where Φₑ is electric flux
8.3 Electromagnetic Waves - Nature and Properties
- Accelerated charges are sources of electromagnetic waves
- Oscillating charges produce electromagnetic waves of same frequency
- E and B fields are perpendicular to each other and to direction of propagation
8.4 Electromagnetic Spectrum
- EM spectrum classified by frequency/wavelength: Radio → Microwave → Infrared → Visible → UV → X-ray → Gamma
- All EM waves travel at speed c in vacuum, differ only in frequency/wavelength
- Classification based on production method and detection technique
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