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== In Free Space ==
 
== In Free Space ==
  
These are the Maxwell's Equations we will be using to solve for "region I" in our approximation of the Michelson interferometer.
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These are the Maxwell's Equations we will be using to solve for regions "I" and "II" in our approximation of the Michelson interferometer.
  
 
Gauss' Law:
 
Gauss' Law:
 
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|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot E} = 0 </math>|align="right" width="200"| (1)
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|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot E} = 0 </math>|align="right" width="200"| (1) |}
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Gauss' Law for Magnetism:
 
Gauss' Law for Magnetism:
  
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot B} = 0</math>|align="right" width="200"| (2)
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|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot B} = 0</math>|align="right" width="200"| (2)|}
|}
 
  
 
Faradays's Law:
 
Faradays's Law:
  
 
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|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \times E} + \frac{\partial \boldsymbol{B}}{\partial t}= 0</math>|align="right" width="200"| (3)
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|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \times E} + \frac{\partial \boldsymbol{B}}{\partial t}= 0</math>|align="right" width="200"| (3) |}
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Ampere's Law:
 
Ampere's Law:
  
 
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|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \times B} - \mu_0\epsilon_0\frac{\partial \boldsymbol{E}}{\partial t}= 0 </math>|align="right" width="200"| (4)
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|<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \times B} - \mu_0\epsilon_0\frac{\partial \boldsymbol{E}}{\partial t}= 0 </math>|align="right" width="200"| (4)|}
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Revision as of 03:16, 14 March 2007

In Free Space

These are the Maxwell's Equations we will be using to solve for regions "I" and "II" in our approximation of the Michelson interferometer.

Gauss' Law:

align="right" width="200"| (1) |}

Gauss' Law for Magnetism:

align="right" width="200"| (2)|}

Faradays's Law:

align="right" width="200"| (3) |}

Ampere's Law:

align="right" width="200"| (4)|}


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