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Coordinate-free operators based on one vector. II. Applications in electrodynamics

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The coordinate-free methods of the preceding paper are illustrated in three problems. First, the electrodynamics of a homogeneous, isotropic, and gyrotropic medium is investigated; it is shown that such a medium can exhibit optical activity, and the propagation of a plane electromagnetic wave in such a medium is discussed. Then, the electrodynamics of a homogeneous system made anisotropic by a uniform external magnetic field is considered; a description of Faraday rotation is provided, the ionosphere being used in an example. Finally, the reflection and refraction of a plane electromagnetic wave at the interface of two media are described by coordinate-free operators.

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  1. Ramarao Inguva

    Present address: Optical Systems Division, EB 23, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, 35812, Alabama

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  1. Research, Development, and Engineering Center, AMSMI-RD-AS-RA, U.S. Army Missile Command, 35898-5253, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

    C. Ray Smith

  2. Strategic Systems Division, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Alabama

    Steven R. Rolf

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming

    Ramarao Inguva

  4. the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming

    Steven R. Rolf

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Smith, C.R., Rolf, S.R. & Inguva, R. Coordinate-free operators based on one vector. II. Applications in electrodynamics. Found Phys 20, 1123–1133 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00731857

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