Monday, February 2, 2015

electromagnetism - How EM waves are produced by accelerating charged particles?



  1. How the electro-magnetic waves are produced by the accelerating charged particle? Graphical explanations are most welcomed.

  2. Is the explanation given by the below mentioned article correct regarding the movement of electromagnetic waves? http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/Why%20an%20Antenna%20Radiates.pdf




Answer




Graphical explanations are most welcomed.



This is my personal favorite one of those (from MTW's "Gravitation").


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For an animation, see, for example this Java applet.


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