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Plane wave expansion method — (PWE) refers to a computational technique in Electromagnetics,solve the Maxwell s equations by formulating an Eigenvalue problem out of it. This method isa popular among Photonic Crystal community, as a method of solving for the band structure… … Wikipedia
Waves in plasmas — are an interconnected set of particles and fields which propagates in a periodically repeating fashion. A plasma is a quasineutral, electrically conductive fluid. In the simplest case, it is composed of electrons and a single species of positive… … Wikipedia
Plane wave — [ real part of a plane wave travelling up.] In the physics of wave propagation (especially electromagnetic waves), a plane wave (also spelled planewave) is a constant frequency wave whose wavefronts (surfaces of constant phase) are infinite… … Wikipedia
plane 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… … Useful english dictionary
plane-po|lar|ized — «PLAYN POH luhr yzd», adjective. (of light) polarized so that all the vibrations of the waves take place in one plane … Useful english dictionary
plane-polarized — adjective Date: circa 1853 vibrating in a single plane < plane polarized light waves > … New Collegiate Dictionary
plane-polarised — /ˈpleɪn poʊləraɪzd/ (say playn pohluhruyzd) adjective of or relating to electromagnetic waves, especially of light, which have been polarised by being confined to a single plane. Also, plane polarized …
Monochromatic 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 … Wikipedia
Sinusoidal 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… … Wikipedia
Lamb waves — propagate in solid plates. They are elastic waves whose particle motion lies in the plane defined by the plate normal and the direction of wave propagation. In 1917, the English mathematician Horace Lamb published his classic analysis and… … Wikipedia
Boussinesq approximation (water waves) — In fluid dynamics, the Boussinesq approximation for water waves is an approximation valid for weakly non linear and fairly long waves. The approximation is named after Joseph Boussinesq, who first derived them in response to the observation by… … Wikipedia
