A3.5 B3.3
(i) State Maxwell's equations and show that the electric field and the magnetic field can be expressed in terms of a scalar potential and a vector potential . Hence derive the inhomogeneous wave equations that are satisfied by and respectively.
(ii) The plane separates a vacuum in the half-space from a perfectly conducting medium occupying the half-space . Derive the boundary conditions on and at .
A plane electromagnetic wave with a magnetic field , travelling in the -plane at an angle to the -direction, is incident on the interface at . If the wave has frequency show that the total magnetic field is given by
where is a constant. Hence find the corresponding electric field , and obtain the surface charge density and the surface current at the interface.