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    Default April 4th, 2014, 10:18 PM
    Do electromagnetic waves literally have electric fields and magnetic fields OR is it just something to call them?


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    April 4th, 2014, 10:39 PM
    yes. EMR has both electrical and magnetic fields, generated perpendicular to each other.

    some reading: Electromagnetic radiation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    interesting EMR animation: Electromagnetic Wave Physics 30 Unit 3 - YouTube


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    April 5th, 2014, 03:17 AM
    Ah okay thanks.
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    April 5th, 2014, 07:28 AM
    Some years ago, they actually were calculated separately. This was not too long ago actually. But this has since then changed. There is no real output difference, it's only generated differently.
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    April 5th, 2014, 09:44 PM
    So let me get this straight : Electromagnetic radiation is caused by accelerated(decelerated) electrons?
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    April 6th, 2014, 02:37 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by molecool View Post
    So let me get this straight : Electromagnetic radiation is caused by accelerated(decelerated) electrons?
    It is caused by accelerated charges in general - electrons are one example of this.
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    April 6th, 2014, 05:27 AM
    Ok, so accelerated or decelerated? Or both?
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    April 6th, 2014, 05:40 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by molecool View Post
    Ok, so accelerated or decelerated? Or both?
    The term "acceleration" refers to a change in velocity, and that can be both a positive or a negative value. Such a thing as "deceleration" does not really exist as a separate concept, it is just a figure of speech.

    EM radiation results when a charge changes it state of motion, in whatever way
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    April 6th, 2014, 07:28 AM
    Ok thanks again.
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