diff --git a/docs/physics/electrodynamics/10-electromagnetic-waves.md b/docs/physics/electrodynamics/10-electromagnetic-waves.md index 5cd7711..a4897a1 100644 --- a/docs/physics/electrodynamics/10-electromagnetic-waves.md +++ b/docs/physics/electrodynamics/10-electromagnetic-waves.md @@ -230,15 +230,15 @@ Then, continuity of $\mathbf{H}^\parallel$ implies that $H_i + H_r = H_t$, and c From this, we can solve for $H_r$ and $H_t$ to see that $$\begin{align} -H_r &= \frac{Z_1 \cos \theta_i - Z_2 \cos \theta_t}{\Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t} H_i \\ -H_t &= \frac{2Z_1 \cos \theta_i}{\Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t} H_t +H_r &= \frac{Z_1 \cos \theta_i - Z_2 \cos \theta_t}{Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t} H_i \\ +H_t &= \frac{2Z_1 \cos \theta_i}{Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t} H_t \end{align}$$ Alongside $E_i = Z_1 H_i$ and $H_t = Z_2 H_t$, we can see that $$\begin{align} -E_r &= \frac{Z_2 \cos \theta_t - Z_1 \cos \theta_i}{\Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t} H_i \\ -E_t &= \frac{2Z_2 \cos \theta_i}{\Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t} H_t +E_r &= \frac{Z_2 \cos \theta_t - Z_1 \cos \theta_i}{Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t} H_i \\ +E_t &= \frac{2Z_2 \cos \theta_i}{Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t} H_t \end{align}$$ The relative signs of $E_r$ and $H_r$ was chosen to agree with their relationship for normal incidence. @@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ The relative signs of $E_r$ and $H_r$ was chosen to agree with their relationshi Again, we can define $R$ and $T$ as $$\begin{align} -R &= (\frac{Z_2 \cos \theta_t - Z_1 \cos \theta_i}{\Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t})^2 \\ -T &= \frac{4Z_1 Z_2 \cos \theta_i \cos \theta_t}{(\Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t)^2} +R &= (\frac{Z_2 \cos \theta_t - Z_1 \cos \theta_i}{Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t})^2 \\ +T &= \frac{4Z_1 Z_2 \cos \theta_i \cos \theta_t}{(Z_1 \cos \theta_i + Z_2 \cos \theta_t)^2} \end{align}$$ Interestingly, if $Z_2 \cos \theta_t = Z_1 \cos \theta_i$ for a wave with any polarization, the reflection's transverse magnetic component vanishes. If $\mu_1 \approx \mu_2$, we see that this condition becomes $n_1 \cos \theta_t = n_2 \cos \theta_i$, which using Snell's law, becomes