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Electromagnetic radiation

In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EMR) or an electromagnetic wave (EMW) is a self-propagating wave of the electromagnetic field that carries momentum and radiant energy through space.: 430 It encompasses a broad spectrum, classified by frequency (inversely proportional to wavelength), ranging from radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light…

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Physics

History of discovery

Electromagnetic spectrum

Atmosphere and magnetosphere

Thermal and electromagnetic radiation as a form of heat

Biological effects

Derivation from electromagnetic theory

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Electromagnetic radiation

Nodes239
Edges238
Triples146
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008368
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Electromagnetic radiation

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has effect · 15
Electromagnetic radiation → All UV, Bioelectromagnetics, DNA, ELF, EM, For, Group, It, RF, Some, The, Ultraviolet, UV, Visible, World Health Organization
related to history · 14
Electromagnetic radiation → Electromagnetic, German, Herschel, Herschel's, In, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, London, Ritter, Ritter's, Royal Society, Sun, The, These, William Herschel
related to Particle model and quantum theory · 13
Electromagnetic radiation → Albert Einstein, An, Einstein, EMR, In, Later, Likewise, Max Planck, Physicists, Planck, Planck's, These, This
related to Near and far fields · 12
Electromagnetic radiation → By, Currents, Due, EM, Field, In, Instead, Maxwell's, Neither, The, These, This
related to Wave model · 12
Electromagnetic radiation → An, Different, EM, EMR, In, It, Light, Maxwell, Maxwell's, SI, The, These
related to Properties · 10
Electromagnetic radiation → Electric, Electromagnetic, Faraday, For, Further, However, Kerr, Sun, The, Thus
related to Thermal and electromagnetic radiation as a form of heat · 10
Electromagnetic radiation → In, Intense, Ionizing, It, The, This, UV, When, With, X-ray
related to Electromagnetic spectrum · 9
Electromagnetic radiation → Arbitrary, EM, EMR, For, Fourier, In, Random, Such, X-rays
related to External links · 9
Electromagnetic radiation → Ch, Electromagnetic, Maxwell's Equations, Media, Physics Vol, Project PHYSNET, The Feynman Lectures, Wikimedia CommonsElectromagnetic Waves, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Propagation speed · 9
Electromagnetic radiation → Ewald, F/m, H/m, In, Oseen, SI, The, These, VF

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Electromagnetic radiationis atransverse wave0.90text
from the Suninstance ofbehaving both as waves and as discrete particles called photons.Electromagnetic radiation is produced by accelerating charged particles0.80text
other celestial bodies or artificially generated for various applicationsinstance ofbehaving both as waves and as discrete particles called photons.Electromagnetic radiation is produced by accelerating charged particles0.80text
a vacuuminstance ofThe electromagnetic fields of light are not affected by traveling through static electric or magnetic fields in a linear medium0.80text
electrons is described by the theory of quantum electrodynamics.Electromagnetic waves can be polarizedinstance ofA quantum theory of the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter0.80text
reflectedinstance ofA quantum theory of the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter0.80text
refractedinstance ofA quantum theory of the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter0.80text
or diffractedinstance ofA quantum theory of the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter0.80text
and can interfere with each otherinstance ofA quantum theory of the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter0.80text
the zero-point wave field of the electromagnetic vacuum.The behavior of EM radiationinstance ofand in certain other very wideband forms of radiation0.80text
its interaction with matter depends on its frequencyinstance ofand in certain other very wideband forms of radiation0.80text
and changes qualitatively as the frequency changesinstance ofand in certain other very wideband forms of radiation0.80text

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