Monday, August 2, 2010

Electromagnetic Spectrum


The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.

The "electromagnetic spectrum" of an object is the distribution of electromagnetic radiation emitted or absorbed by that particular object.

Basically, it is the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Maxwell's Equations



Maxwell's equations relate the electric and magnetic fields to their sources.

Basically, the equations show that light is an electromagnetic wave.