Physics A-Level
Electromagnetic wave
What Electromagnetic wave means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Electromagnetic wave
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Fizeau's value for c closely matching Maxwell's predicted speed provided strong evidence that light is an electromagnetic wave.
Topics that use Electromagnetic wave
- Electromagnetic waves (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- Electromagnetic waves
- Evidence for Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory of light
- Experimental generation and detection of radio waves
- Measurement of speed using v = fλ
- Polarisation
- Blocking condition
- Finite speed
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