simulations.objects
Class ElectromagneticPlaneWave

java.lang.Object
  simulations.objects.BaseObject
      simulations.objects.ElectromagneticPlaneWave

public class ElectromagneticPlaneWave

extends BaseObject

Field Summary

double	E0 The amplitude of the electric field
Vec3	k The propagation vector k
double	omega the angular frequence omega
double	phase The phase
Vec3	Pol the polarization vector of the electric field
double	t The time.

Constructor Summary

ElectromagneticPlaneWave(Vec3 k, double omega, double E0, Vec3 Pol, double phase)
Create an electromagnetic plane wave

Method Summary

Vec3	Bfield(Vec3 x, Vec3 B) Compute the magnetic field at position x and time t
Vec3	Efield(Vec3 x, Vec3 E) Compute the electric field at position x and time t
double	getT() Get the time.

Methods inherited from class simulations.objects.BaseObject

Bfield, Efield, Evolve, Pfield, Pfield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

phase

public double phase

The phase

E0

public double E0

The amplitude of the electric field

k

public Vec3 k

The propagation vector k

omega

public double omega

the angular frequence omega

Pol

public Vec3 Pol

the polarization vector of the electric field

t

public double t

The time.

Constructor Detail

ElectromagneticPlaneWave

public ElectromagneticPlaneWave(Vec3 k,
                                double omega,
                                double E0,
                                Vec3 Pol,
                                double phase)

Create an electromagnetic plane wave

Method Detail

getT

public double getT()

Get the time. This allows us the find the current time for this plane wave.

Efield

public Vec3 Efield(Vec3 x,
                   Vec3 E)

Compute the electric field at position x and time t

Specified by:

Efield in class BaseObject

Parameters:

x - the position of the observer

E - the electric field at the observer's position

Returns:

E the electric field at the observer's position

Bfield

public Vec3 Bfield(Vec3 x,
                   Vec3 B)

Compute the magnetic field at position x and time t

Specified by:

Bfield in class BaseObject

Parameters:

B - the magnetic field at the observer's position

Returns:

B the magnetic field at the observer's position