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Transversality of an electromagnetic plane wave

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Physics Branch of physics Electromagnetism Maxwell equations Source-free Maxwell equations in a linear medium Plane electromagnetic wave in a linear medium
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The source-free divergence equations imply k⋅E0​=k⋅B0​=0, so both fields are transverse to the wavevector.

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