Electromagnetic Waves in Matter

Abstract

Now we consider the propagation of electromagnetic waves in infinitely extended, homogeneous media at rest characterized by the permittivity ∈, the permeability µ, and the conductivity σ We restrict ourselves to isotropic materials which may be polarized and magnetized in a normal manner. Then

$$ D = \in E,{\text{ }}B = \mu H,{\text{ }}j = \sigma E $$

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