Electrostatics
Chapter 05 Propagation of Uniform Plane Waves in Unbounded Space
Exercise Answers
5.1
In free space, given the electric field
Solution:
Taking the cosine as the basis, rewrite the known electric field expression:
This is an electromagnetic wave propagating uniformly in the
direction, with an initial phase of . The accompanying magnetic field is:
5.2
In an ideal medium (parameters
Find:
(1) The relative permittivity of this ideal medium;
(2) The magnetic field
(3) The average power density of this plane wave.
Notice
The first question is too complex to solve those partial differential equations directly. You need to remember the relationship between the propagation speed of electromagnetic waves and the relative dielectric constant (see Example 5.1.2 for details).
Solution:
(1)
Observing the given electric field expression, it represents a uniform plane wave propagating along the
direction, with a phase velocity of Also,
Therefore,
(2)
It can also be directly obtained from the relationship
to get (3)
The average Poynting vector is
5.3
In air, a uniform plane wave propagates along the
Solution:
The general expression for the electric field strength of a uniform plane wave propagating along the
direction is According to the conditions given in this problem, the parameters in the formula are
Since
m, ns, reaches its maximum value, that is Thus it is obtained that
Therefore