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J.C. Maxwell predicted that time-varying electromagnetic fields would exist in the form of a wave propagating with the velocity of light. In Section 1.3.2, the time-domain solution of the wave equation was given and the concept of a uniform plane wave in unbounded space, the simplest form of waves, was introduced.
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(2008). Introduction to Waves. In: Electromagnetic Theory for Microwaves and Optoelectronics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74296-8_2
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