EXAMPLE 31-6. E and B from the Sun. Radiation from the Sun reaches the Earth (above the atmosphere) at a rate of about 1350 J/s•m^2 (= 1350 W/m^2). Assume that this is a single EM wave, and calculate the maximum values of E and B.

EXAMPLE 31-6. E and B from the Sun. Radiation from the Sun reaches the Earth (above the atmosphere) at a rate of about 1350 J/s•m^2 (= 1350 W/m^2). Assume that this is a single EM wave, and calculate the maximum values of E and B.

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EXAMPLE 31-6
E and B from the Sun. Radiation from the Sun reaches the
Earth (above the atmosphere) at a rate of about 1350 J/s m² (= 1350 W/m²).
Assume that this is a single EM wave, and calculate the maximum values of E
and B.

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