Electromagnetic waves were first postulated by James Clerk Maxwell and subsequently confirmed by Heinrich Hertz. Maxwell derived a wave form of the electric and magnetic equations, revealing the wave-like nature of electric and magnetic fields, and their symmetry. Because the speed of EM waves predicted by the wave equation coincided with the measured speed of light, Maxwell concluded that light itself is an EM wave. According to Maxwell's equations, a time-varying electric field generates a magnetic field and vice versa. Therefore, as an oscillating electric field generates an oscillating magnetic field, the magnetic field in turn generates an oscillating electric field, and so on. These oscillating fields together form an electromagnetic wave. A quantum theory of the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter such as electrons is described by the theory of quantum electrodynamics.
Magnetism produced by electricity. Includes: invisible light and visible light.
The photon is responsible for mediating the electromagnetic force. This includes both electricity and magnetism (both of which are manifestations of the electromagnetic force.) Interestingly, the photon is also the particle responsible for light, which is an electromagnetic wave.
wave erosion :The combined effects of the shattering, wedging, and abrading of a cliff face by waves and the sediment they carry
Radio waves are amongst the shortest. Gamma and X rays are shorter. The long wave lengths are at the other end of the electromagnetic spectrum. These are called 'infra red,
When it was determined that light exhibits all of the properties of wave motion, including refraction, reflection, diffraction, and dispersion, and that its speed is exactly determined by the electrical characteristics of the medium through which it propagates, just like radio, heat, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma rays, and as predicted by the wave equation that Maxwell derived from the properties of electricity and magnetism, it then began to dawn on cutting-edge researchers that light is also an electromagnetic wave. In short, the answer to the question "why" is: Because it IS one.
what is a form of energy that travels as waves through the air and some solids and liquids call?
Light is said to be of dual nature so it has particle nature as well as wave nature but there is a difference in waves and electromagnetic waves. so ,as for your question "Is light a electromagnetic wave" the answer is "no"More precisely, if visible is not an electromagnetic wave, the NO part of the electromagnetic spectrum could be considered to be an electromagnetic wave. By any definition of the term, the answer is 'Yes'
An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.
Mexican Wave? A non-electromagnetic wave.
Light is an example of a electromagnetic wave.
The wave is called an electromagnetic wave.
electromagnetic, transverse
An electromagnetic wave, such as light.An electromagnetic wave, such as light.An electromagnetic wave, such as light.An electromagnetic wave, such as light.
Both. A radio wave is an electromagnetic wave; therefore it is a transverse wave.
The light wave is electromagnetic yes.
An electromagnetic wave is not a mechanical wave.
I would call it an electromagnetic wave, or electromagnetic energy.
Yes, electromagnetic radiation does travel as a transverse wave