NATS 1870 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: James Clerk Maxwell, Heinrich Hertz, Electromagnetic Radiation

• School: York University
• Department: Natural Science
• Course: NATS 1870
• Professor: Tatiana Ouvarova

Document Summary

Frequency: number of cycles (or wavelengths) that pass through a point in space per second. Relationship between wavelength and frequency: general relationship between wavelength, frequency and speed of wave, this means that wavelength and frequency have an inverse relationship: Speed= wavelength x frequency: frequency=speed/wavelength , wavelength=speed/frequency. James clerk maxwell and heinrich hertz are two scientists who studied how electromagnetic waves are formed and how fast they travel. It can travel through empty space (most other types of waves must travel through some sort of substance/medium)