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A transverse wave composed of an oscillating electrical field and a magnetic field that oscillates perpendicular to the electric field.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>
A transverse wave composed of an oscillating electrical field and a magnetic field that oscillates perpendicular to the electric field.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>
==References==
Electromagnetic waves was predicted by the classical laws of electricity and magnetism, known as Maxwell's equations:
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::<math>\nabla \cdot \mathbf{E} = 0 \qquad \qquad \qquad \ \ (1)</math>
::<math>\nabla \times \mathbf{E} = -\frac{\partial}{\partial t} \mathbf{B} \qquad \qquad (2)</math>
::<math>\nabla \cdot \mathbf{B} = 0 \qquad \qquad \qquad \ \ (3)</math>
::<math>\nabla \times \mathbf{B} = \mu_0 \epsilon_0 \frac{\partial}{\partial t} \mathbf{E} \qquad \ \ \ (4)</math>
:where
::<math>\nabla</math> is a vector differential operator
Maxwell's equations is an example of a system of [[partial differential equations]].
[[Category:Physics]]
[[Category:Physics]]