Question

The simplest form of a traveling electromagnetic wave is a plane wave. For a wave traveling in the x direction whose electric field is in the y direction, the electric and magnetic fields are given below. This wave is linearly polarized in the y direction.

E= EoSin(kx - ωt)y
B= Bosin(kx- ωt)z

In these formulas, it is useful to understand which variables are parameters that specify the nature of the wave. The variables E0 and B0 are the________ of the electric and magnetic fields.

a. maximas
b. wavelenghts
c. amplitudes.
d. velocities

Answer 1

amplitudes

Step-by-step explanation:

In everyday physics we define the amplitude of a wave as the maximum (this can also be called the highest)displacement or distance moved by a point on a given vibrating body or wave as measured from its equilibrium position. The key idea in defining the amplitude of a wave motion is the idea of a 'maximum displacement from the position of equilibrium'.

Given the equations;

E= EoSin(kx - ωt)y

B= Bosin(kx- ωt)z

Both Eo and Bo refer to the maximum displacement of the electric and magnetic field components of the electromagnetic wave. This maximum displacement is known as the amplitude of the electric and magnetic components of the electromagnetic wave.