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| == In Free Space == | | == In Free Space == |
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− | These are the Maxwell's Equations we will be using to solve for "region I" in our approximation of the Michelson interferometer. | + | These are the Maxwell's Equations we will be using to solve for regions "I" and "II" in our approximation of the Michelson interferometer. |
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| Gauss' Law: | | Gauss' Law: |
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− | |<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot E} = 0 </math>|align="right" width="200"| (1) | + | |<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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− | |<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot B} = 0</math>|align="right" width="200"| (2) | + | |<math>\boldsymbol{\nabla \cdot B} = 0</math>|align="right" width="200"| (2)|} |
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| 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) | + | |<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) | + | |<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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| {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" | | {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |