Radio Waves & Electromagnetic Fields

Author:

Adams, Wendy, Dubson, Michael, LeMaster, Ron, Perkins, Kathy, Podolefsky, Noah, Wieman, Carl

Subject:

Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology

Institution:

University of Colorado at Boulder

Collection:

PhET Interactive Simulations

Level:

High School, Community College / Lower Division

Abstract:

Broadcast radio waves from KPhET. Wiggle the transmitter electron manually or have it oscillate automatically. Display the field as a curve or vectors. The strip chart shows the electron positions at the transmitter and at the receiver.

Language:

English, Arabic, Cambodian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Georgian, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Interactive, Simulations

Media Format:

Interactive, Text/HTML

Conditions of Use:

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/about/licensing
This simulation is available under either a Creative Commons Attribution license or the GNU General Public License.

Copyright Holder:

University of Colorado