Xian Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 In terms of its source, fundamentally an accelerated or oscillating charge. What is a formula to describe the acceleration of the charge and frequency of electromagnetic radiation produced? A formula or some sort of HELPFUL link would be great thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfmotat Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 If you oscillate a charge at frequency [math]\nu[/math], then the EM waves you produce will also have frequency [math]\nu[/math]. Classically this isn't necessarily proportional to anything of particular interest. Semi-classically (i.e. semi-quantum mechanically) the charge will produce photons of frequency [math]\nu[/math] with energy [math]E = h \nu[/math], where [math]h[/math] is Planck's constant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Smith Cosmos Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 In terms of its source, fundamentally an accelerated or oscillating charge. What is a formula to describe the acceleration of the charge and frequency of electromagnetic radiation produced?[/size] A formula or some sort of HELPFUL link would be great thanks. FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATION x WAVELENGTH = SPEED OF LIGHT Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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