Nature of EM Waves & Wave Equation
An electromagnetic wave in vacuum has the electric and magnetic field and , which are always perpendicular to each other. The direction of polarization is given by and that of wave propagation by. Then
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Answer: (b)
- The polarization direction is defined as the direction of the electric field, so .
- The wave travels along the Poynting vector, so .
- So the answer is (b).