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The directional dependence of certain wave phenomena, at right angles to the propagation direction of the wave. In particular, ordinary light may be...


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Figure 1.Plane-polarized electromagnetic wave. (After R. Penrose, The Emperor's New Mind, Oxford University Press, 1989)
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Figure 2.Circularly polarized electromagnetic wave. (a) View along propagation direction. (b) Plane perpendicular to propagation direction for circular polarization and elliptical polarization (which is intermediate between plane polarization and circular polarization). (After R. Penrose, The Emperor's New Mind, Oxford University Press, 1989)
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