Chapter 22 & 23

Radiant Energy:Light
The Propagation of Light:Scattering

Some beginning equations

Speed of a wave:

(1)

Profile of the E-field:

(2)

Propagation Number:

(3)

Relationship between the Electric and Magnetic fields:

(4)

Speed of light based on equation (4):

(5)

Calculated speed of light with (5):

Accepted value of the speed of light:

Energy and Irradiance (Intensity):

(6)

Energy of a photon:

(7)

(8)

Planck's Constant in Joules or
Planck's Constant in electron Volts

On to Reflection