2.71 | Spring 2009 | Undergraduate, Graduate

Optics

Lecture 14: Maxwell's equations; polarization; Poynting's vector

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Lecture presentation on the following topics: Maxwell’s equations; polarization justification of the refractive index; electromagnetic energy flux and Poynting’s vector; irradiance (intensity).

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Lecture 14: Maxwell's equations; polarization; Poynting's vector

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