Leumas Physics

Poynting Vector

S = (E·B) / μ0

What it says

The Poynting vector magnitude gives the power per unit area carried by an electromagnetic wave from its perpendicular electric and magnetic field magnitudes.

Symbols

SymbolQuantityDimension
SEnergy flux (W/m^2)M T^-3
EElectric field (V/m)M L T^-3 I^-1
BMagnetic field (T)M T^-2 I^-1
mu0Vacuum permeability (1.257e-6 T·m/A)M L T^-2 I^-2

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