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We saw in Chapter 7 that Maxwell’s equations can be combined into the differential wave equations for the electric field \(\mathcal{E}\) and the magnetic field \(\mathcal{H}\). Since \(\mathcal{E}\) and \(\mathcal{H}\) are interrelated under time-varying conditions, the differential wave equation for \(\mathcal{E}\) alone is enough to describe the general behavior of an electromagnetic wave propagating in a region of space.
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Lee, Y.H. (2013). Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Waves. In: Introduction to Engineering Electromagnetics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36118-0_8
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