plane wave of light
1plane wave — noun Etymology: plane (V) : a wave whose wave fronts are plane surfaces corresponding to parallel rays light waves from the distant stars are virtually plane waves when they strike a telescope lens * * * plane wave, the simplest kind of… …
2Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation — Sinusoidal plane wave solutions are particular solutions to the electromagnetic wave equation.The general solution of the electromagnetic wave equation in homogeneous, linear, time independent media can be written as a linear superposition of… …
3Monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave — In general relativity, the monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave spacetime is the analog of the monochromatic plane waves known from Maxwell s theory. The precise definition of the solution is a bit complicated, but very instructive. Any exact …
4light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics …
5Wave packet — In physics, a wave packet is an envelope or packet containing an arbitrary number of wave forms. In quantum mechanics the wave packet is ascribed a special significance: it is interpreted to be a probability wave describing the probability that a …
6Wave vector — A wave vector is a vector representation of a wave. The wave vector has magnitude indicating wavenumber (reciprocal of wavelength), and the direction of the vector indicates the direction of wave propagation.The wave vector is most useful for… …
7Wave impedance — The wave impedance of an electromagnetic wave, is the ratio of the transverse components of the electric and magnetic fields (the transverse components being those at right angles to the direction of propagation). For a transverse electric… …
8wave front — Physics. a surface, real or imaginary, that is the locus of all adjacent points at which the phase of oscillation is the same. [1865 70] * * * Imaginary surface that represents corresponding points of waves vibrating in unison. As identical waves …
9Transverse wave — Transverse plane wave A light wave is an example of a transverse wave …
10Light cone — in 2D space plus a time dimension. A light cone is the path that a flash of light, emanating from a single event (localized to a single point in space and a single moment in time) and traveling in all directions, would take through spacetime. If… …
