Monday, July 11, 2016

electromagnetism - If electromagnetic waves have magnetic fields, why beam of flashlight is not disrupted by a Magnet?


Wikipedia article about Electromagnetic Radiation says "As an electromagnetic wave, it has both electric and magnetic field components". And this discussion also confirms Light is EM wave.


Since we know that light travels through electromagnetic waves. Does that mean when we hold a Magnet close to the beam of a flashlight, it should interact with the waves and cause funny things to happen ?




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