Electric and Magnetic Fields (E+B) of an EM Wave must be pi/2 radians (90 deg) out of phase:
The primary reason for this is Conservation of Mass/Energy. If the waves are in phase-or directly out of phase- as shown to be a correct waveform all over the internet, you get a graphs like the two in the top row of the below picture. (Tiny as hell, I know)
The red and blue lines represent the E and B fields, and the green lines represent the total energy which is proportional to the sum of the two fields after being squared (Energy = c1*E*E + c2*B*B).
The only way for energy to remain constant is if the two fields are offset by pi/2 radians, as shown in the graph at the bottom, where the green energy line is constant.
Obtained in Octave:
t=[0:.01:1];
w=10;
s1=sin(t*w);
s2=cos(t*w);
s3=s1.*s1+s2.*s2;
hold off;
plot(t,s1,'b');
hold on;
plot(t,s2,'r');
plot(t,s3,'g');
Pictures all over the Internet appear to glaze over this...
Incorrect Examples
This guy has more details if my graphs don't satisfy you:
Play-Hookey
I've definitely noticed over the years people who teach material I find out later to be wrong. Everyone makes mistakes but it disappoints me that this leads to widespread accepted misinformation...
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wynand
I hated having to attempt to make these things when i was still at school. Some people just have it and some people don't =). Goodluck with your wisdom teeth
Pikanjo
I find visuals that accompany equations very helpful. If you spend some time messing with the equations, it'll help you understand the concepts more.. Most concepts are fairly easy, people just suck at explaining them.
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