Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2016/ib/paper-4/7d/b/ii/solution

For the oscillatory magnetic field, Faraday's law gives . Indeed its time derivative equals , and the dispersion relation makes it satisfy the remaining Maxwell equations. Thus
For , its amplitude is . The magnetic field, electric field and direction of propagation are mutually perpendicular. A constant background magnetic field could be added; the expression above is the wave-associated field.

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