Re: I can't tell by the photo, is light's wave inline with it's magnetic field?

On Jun 27, 10:26 am, Randy Poe <poespam-t...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jun 26, 9:45 pm, "g...@xxxxxxxxxxx" <g...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I cab't tell very well but there's a photo at:

http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/light/planewave...

Where light seems to vibrate in the same orientation as the magnetic
field, is this correct?

If not was is the direction of the light's vibes in respect to the E
and M fields?

The "light's vibes" are the E and M fields. There's nothing
else vibrating in light.

The other thing vibrating in this picture (I didn't download
the code, so I'm going by the description) is charged
particles:
"This applet simulates the electromagnetic radiation
generated by an oscillating *** of charge."

- Randy

Ok thanks, because the topic was about light, I thought it was a light
wave....instead it's an electron wave (or some other
particle) ...correct?


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