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##### **Electromagnetic Waves** *($`v = c`$)*
##### **Electromagnetic Waves** *($`v = c`$)*
*
They do not result from the disturbance of a material medium but
*are formed*
*
They do not result from the disturbance of a material medium but
*are formed*
by a
**perpendicular electric field and magnetic field that self-sustain**
.
by a
**perpendicular electric field and magnetic field that self-sustain**
.
<br>
<br>
Since no supporting medium exists for electromagnetic waves, they
Since no supporting medium exists for electromagnetic waves, they
**can travel through a vacuum**
, including interstellar space.
**can travel through a vacuum**
, including interstellar space.
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<br>
<br>
At all times,
**our bodies are traversed**
by
*radio waves*
,
*TV signals*
,
*WiFi waves*
carrying
At all times,
**our bodies are traversed**
by
*radio waves*
,
*TV signals*
,
*WiFi waves*
carrying
music, images, interview speech, etc.
music, images, interview speech, etc.
**Without technology**
, we would have
*no awareness of most of these waves*
.
**Without technology**
, we would have
*no awareness of most of these waves*
.
<br>
<br>
*
The
**speed of electromagnetic waves**
is
*
The
**speed of electromagnetic waves**
is
always
*exactly $`c = 299\,792\,458 \, \text{m/s}`$*
, a fundamental constant of nature called
always
*exactly $`c = 299\,792\,458 \, \text{m/s}`$*
, a fundamental constant of nature called
*the speed of light in a vacuum*
.
*the speed of light in a vacuum*
.
<br>
<br>
Since this speed does not depend on the observer’s state of motion, these waves
Since this speed does not depend on the observer’s state of motion, these waves
**defy our classical intuition**
of the world. They constitute
*one of the experimental proofs*
of the coupling of space and time
**defy our classical intuition**
of the world. They constitute
*one of the experimental proofs*
of the coupling of space and time
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