Hertz (1 Viewer)

[dawso]

ok, in regards to hertz's experiment in2 production of radio waves, i got this question as part of homework and am completely stuck...

"hertz's experiments with these waves showed that the waves exhibited the properties of reflection, refraction, interference, difference and polarisation. What other wave had these properties?"

 

[helper]

All other em radiation. At that time they were comparing them with Maxwell's theory of EM radiation for light.

All transverse waves have these properties. Longitudional can not be polarised.

 

[dawso]

thats what i thought? so everyone confirms this??? all em radiation has these properties?? and no others do???

 

[helper]

Technically all transverse waves can be. Eg Water but since they are 2-dimensional, you can't see polarisation.

If you want to be technical, electron waves and gravitational waves exhibit these as well.