Question: # 2 - Wave Equation and Polarization: This question has multiple, mostly unrelated parts. a . An electromagnetic wave will have electric and magnetic fields

#2- Wave Equation and Polarization: This question has multiple, mostly unrelated parts.
a. An electromagnetic wave will have electric and magnetic fields of the forms in equations (1) and (2),
that both satisfy the modified version of Faraday's Law that we derived in class (3). Use these equations
to prove the equation shown in class which relates the magnitudes of the electric and magnetic fields in
an electromagnetic wave: E_(0)=cB_(0).
(1) E=E_(0)cos(kx-\omega t)
(2) B=B_(0)cos(kx-\omega t)
(3)(delE)/(delx)=-(delB)/(delt)
b. A red light laser (\lambda =680nm) shines coherent light (meaning all the light emitted has the same phase
constant) with a phase constant of \phi _(0)=0. If the amplitude of the wave's electric field E_(0) is 80(V)/(m),
find the magnitude of the electric and magnetic fields at the source at t=1 nanosecond.
c. Write a few sentences to explain how one might use polarizing filters to create an adjustable light filter
(that you can easily adjust to make the light brighter or dimmer) for sunlight (which is naturally
unpolarized). Be specific about the number of filters you would use, how they would be placed, and how
you would adjust the transparency of the filter.
# 2 - Wave Equation and Polarization: This

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