Chapter 9: 9.33P (page 432)
The "inversion theorem" for Fourier transforms states that
Use this to determine , in Eq. 9.20, in terms of and
Short Answer
The expression for is
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Chapter 9: 9.33P (page 432)
The "inversion theorem" for Fourier transforms states that
Use this to determine , in Eq. 9.20, in terms of and
The expression for is
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(a) Suppose you imbedded some free charge in a piece of glass. About how long would it take for the charge to flow to the surface?
(b) Silver is an excellent conductor, but it’s expensive. Suppose you were designing a microwave experiment to operate at a frequency of. How thick would you make the silver coatings?
(c) Find the wavelength and propagation speed in copper for radio waves at role="math" localid="1655716459863" . Compare the corresponding values in air (or vacuum).
In writing Eqs. 9.76 and 9.77, I tacitly assumed that the reflected and transmitted waves have the same polarization as the incident wave—along the x direction. Prove that this must be so. [Hint: Let the polarization vectors of the transmitted and reflected waves be
prove from the boundary conditions that .]
Question:Equation 9.36 describes the most general linearly polarized wave on a string. Linear (or "plane") polarization (so called because the displacement is parallel to a fixed vector n) results from the combination of horizontally and vertically polarized waves of the same phase (Eq. 9.39). If the two components are of equal amplitude, but out of phase by (say,,), the result is a circularly polarized wave. In that case:
(a) At a fixed point, show that the string moves in a circle about the axis. Does it go clockwise or counter clockwise, as you look down the axis toward the origin? How would you construct a wave circling the other way? (In optics, the clockwise case is called right circular polarization, and the counter clockwise, left circular polarization.)
(b) Sketch the string at time t =0.
(c) How would you shake the string in order to produce a circularly polarized wave?
Question:The index of refraction of diamond is 2.42. Construct the graph analogous to Fig. 9.16 for the air/diamond interface. (Assume .) In particular, calculate (a) the amplitudes at normal incidence, (b) Brewster's angle, and (c) the "crossover" angle, at which the reflected and transmitted amplitudes are equal.
[The naive explanation for the pressure of light offered in Section 9.2.3 has its flaws, as you discovered if you worked Problem 9.11. Here’s another account, due originally to Planck.] A plane wave traveling through vacuum in the z direction encounters a perfect conductor occupying the region , and reflects back:
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(a) Find the accompanying magnetic field (in the region role="math" localid="1657454664985" .
(b) Assuming inside the conductor, find the current K on the surface , by invoking the appropriate boundary condition.
(c) Find the magnetic force per unit area on the surface, and compare its time average with the expected radiation pressure (Eq. 9.64).
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