The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave is E=E0exp[i(x^kcosα+y^ksinα−ωt)]. If x^,y^ and z^ are cartesian unit vectors, the wave vector k of the electromagnetic wave is
The dispersion relation for a, low density plasma is ω2 = ω02 + c2 k2, where ω0 is the plasma frequency and c is the speed of light in free space. The relationship between the group velocity (vg) and phase velocity (vp) is
Aspherical conductor of radius a is placed in a uniform electric field E=E0k^. The potential at a point P(r, θ) for r > a, is given by ϕ(r,θ)=constant−E0rcosθ+r2E0a3cosθ
where, r is the distance of P from the centre O of the sphere and θ is the angle, OP makes with the Z-axis.
The charge density on the sphere at θ = 30° is
A non-relativistic charged particle moves along the positive X-axis with a constant positive acceleration ax^. The particle is at the origin at t = 0. Radiation is observed at t = 0 at a distant point (0, d, 0) on the Y-axis. Which one of the following statements is correct?
In a non-conducting medium characterized by ε = ε0, μ = μ0 and conductivity σ = 0, the electric field (in V/m) is given by E=20sin[108t−kz]j^. The magnetic field H (in A/m), is given by
An electromagnetic wave with E(z,t)=E0cos(ωt−kz)i^ is travelling in free space and crosses a disc of radius 2 m placed perpendicular to the Z-axis. If E0 = 60 V/m, the average power in watt, crossing the disc along the Z-direction is
An electric charge +Q is placed on the surface of a solid conduction sphere of radius a. The distance measured from the centre of the sphere is denoted as r. Then,
Consider a conducting loop of radius a and total loop resistance R placed in a region with a magnetic field B thereby enclosing a flux ϕ0 . The loop is connected to an electronic circuit as shown, the capacitor being initially uncharged.
If the loop is pulled out of the region of the magnetic field at a constant speed u, the final output voltage Vout is independent of
A conducting sphere of radius R is placed in uniform electric field E0 directed along +Z-axis. The electric potential for outside points is given as Vout=−E0(1−r3R3)rcosθ, where r is the distance from the centre and θ is the polar angle. The charge density on the surface of the sphere is
A laser beam of wavelength 600 nm with a circular cross-section having a radius of 10 mm fails normally on a lens of radius 20 mm and focal length 10 cm. The radius of the focussed spot is approximately
A current l flows in the anticlockwise direction through a square loop of side a lying in the XOY plane with its centre at the origin. The magnetic induction at the centre of the square loop is
The electric (E) and magnetic (B) field amplitudes associated with an electromagnetic radiation from a point source behave at a distance r from the source as
A toroidal coil has N closely-wound turns. Assume the current through the coil to be l and the toroid is filled with a magnetic material of relative permittivity μr. The magnitude of magnetic induction B inside the toroid, at a radial distance r from the axis, is given by
A particle of charge q, mass m and linear momentum p enters an electromagnetic field of vector potential A and scalar potential ϕ. The Hamiltonian of the particle is