Bob_for_short Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 An electromagnetic field, as a plane wave, has a known space-time dependence: E = E_0⋅cos(ωt-kx). In a transparent medium it is the same except for involving the refraction indices n. Now, let us look at the field in a moving reference frame - that with v = c/n. What solution is for the wave in such a frame? Isn't it a E' = E'_0⋅cos(ω't') ? Merged post follows: Consecutive posts mergedI meant E' = E'_0⋅cos(k'x').
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