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The 138 pages that link to Electromagnetic radiation, each with the reason it gives.

• Specular reflectionNarrower topic: Visible light is an electromagnetic wave whose energy undergoes specular reflection.

• Charged particleRelated: Accelerating charged particles can emit radiation, including synchrotron radiation.

• Circular dichroismNarrower topic: Circular dichroism measures a polarization-dependent interaction with electromagnetic radiation.

• HolographyNarrower topic: Visible light is the wave whose amplitude and phase holography records.

• Linear polarizationNarrower topic: Linear polarization describes the orientation of one field in this broader class of waves.

• Plane waveBroader topic: In a uniform medium, an electromagnetic wave can have plane wavefronts and a fixed polarization.

• Radio waveNarrower topic: Radio waves are the low-frequency region of this broader phenomenon.

• Stealth technologyNarrower topic: Radar and infrared detection rely on different regions of this spectrum.

• Thomson scatteringNarrower topic: The incident wave and the scattered wave are both electromagnetic radiation.

• AbsorbanceNarrower topic: Absorbance describes how matter attenuates this radiation at selected wavelengths.

• Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)Narrower topic: Absorption is one way electromagnetic radiation interacts with matter.

• Dispersion (optics)Narrower topic: Light is electromagnetic radiation, and its wavelength governs optical dispersion.

• Electromagnetic interactionBroader topic: Radiation carries electromagnetic energy and enables interactions at a distance.

• Ground-penetrating radarNarrower topic: GPR uses electromagnetic waves to probe below the surface.

• Inverse Compton scatteringNarrower topic: The scattered photons are electromagnetic radiation whose frequency and energy change.

• Multipole expansionNarrower topic: Radiated fields can be decomposed into electric and magnetic multipole contributions.

• Wave theory of lightNarrower topic: Modern wave theory identifies light as an electromagnetic wave.

• Jones calculusNarrower topic: The vectors in Jones calculus describe the transverse electric field of a wave.

• Electric dipoleRelated: An oscillating dipole is a basic source of radiated electromagnetic waves.

• Hans Christian ØrstedBroader topic: Maxwell’s account of electromagnetism led to the prediction of these waves.

• Light scatteringNarrower topic: Light scattering is the redirection of this radiation through interactions with matter.

• Matter waveCompared with: Unlike a matter wave, it is a field disturbance rather than an amplitude for material particles.

• Oliver HeavisideRelated: Heaviside’s equations make the propagation of electromagnetic waves explicit.

• Solar energyNarrower topic: Sunlight is electromagnetic radiation, and its wavelength affects how solar devices capture it.

• InSARNarrower topic: Radar phase measures position within the transmitted and returned electromagnetic wave.

• Law of reflectionNarrower topic: The ray law approximates the behavior of electromagnetic waves at surfaces.

• Longitudinal waveCompared with: Electromagnetic waves in vacuum are transverse, unlike ordinary sound waves.

• Solar energetic particleCompared with: Solar eruptions emit radiation as well as particles, but the two travel and interact differently.

• Solar radiationNarrower topic: Solar radiation is one naturally occurring source of this broader phenomenon.

• Transverse waveBroader topic: Light and radio signals are transverse electromagnetic waves.

• Wave opticsNarrower topic: Visible light is an electromagnetic wave, not a vibration of a material medium.

• Atmospheric opticsNarrower topic: Atmospheric optics concerns how this radiation changes direction, intensity, and color in air.

• Classical electromagnetismBroader topic: Maxwell’s equations predict waves traveling at the speed of light in vacuum.

• Coherence lengthNarrower topic: Coherence length describes phase stability in electromagnetic waves as well as other waves.

• Multipath propagationNarrower topic: Radio multipath is the behavior of electromagnetic waves interacting with surroundings.

• Parabolic reflectorNarrower topic: Visible light and radio waves can both be focused by suitably shaped reflectors.

• Astronomical observationNarrower topic: Most astronomical measurements begin with radiation traveling from a source to a detector.

• Circular polarizationNarrower topic: Circular polarization describes the changing direction of this wave’s electric field.

• ElectrodynamicsBroader topic: Radiation is the field energy that escapes accelerating charges.

• Electromagnetic field tensorRelated: Tensor equations describe radiation without privileging a particular inertial frame.

• Electronic spectroscopyNarrower topic: Ultraviolet and visible radiation supplies the photons that drive many electronic transitions.

• Electrostatic forceCompared with: Changing fields can propagate as radiation, unlike the static interactions described here.

• Poynting vectorRelated: In a plane wave, the vector points along propagation and sets the energy-transfer rate.

• Displacement currentRelated: Maxwell’s corrected equations predict radiation even where no conduction current flows.

• Luminiferous aetherNarrower topic: Electromagnetic waves replaced mechanical aether vibrations as the account of light's propagation.

• Magnetic vector potentialRelated: Radiation calculations often solve for potentials before deriving the fields.

• Oliver LodgeNarrower topic: Lodge experimentally investigated the waves predicted by electromagnetic theory.

• Spherical coordinate systemRelated: Spherical coordinates describe radiation spreading outward from a localized source.

• Electromagnetic shieldingNarrower topic: Radiated waves behave differently from static or near-field disturbances.

• Gaussian beamNarrower topic: A Gaussian beam is a spatially structured electromagnetic wave.