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Question - Electromagnetic waves propagate much differently in conductors than they do in dielectrics or in
vacuum. If the resistivity of the conductor is sufficiently low (that is, if it is a sufficiently good
conductor), the oscillating electric field of the wave gives rise to an oscillating conduction current that
is much larger than the disp1acement current. In this case, the wave equation for an electric field E(x,
t) = E,(x, t)J propagating in the +x-direction within a conductor is where µ is the permeability of the
conductor and p is its resistivity.
(a) A solution to this wave equation is where kc = vwµ/2p. Verify this by substituting E, (x, t) into the
above wave equation.
(b) The exponential term shows that the electric field ...Read More decreases in amplitude as it propagates. Explain
why this happens.
(c) Show that the electric field amplitude decreases by a factor of 1/e in a distance 1/kc = v2plwµ, and
calculate this distance for a radio wave with frequency f = 1.0 MHz in copper (resistivity 1.72 x 10-8 ?
· m; permeability µ = µ0). Since this distance is so short, electromagnetic waves of this frequency can
hardly propagate at all into copper. Instead, they are reflected at the surface of the metal. This is why
radio waves cannot penetrate through copper or other metals, and why radio reception is poor inside
a metal structure. ...Read Less

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