2024 年 28 巻 2 号 p. 69-74
Current physics is considered to be based on Newtonian mechanics. The existence of electromagnetic waves was demonstrated by the Maxwell equations. It is also possible to assume that the constitution of electromagnetic waves forms the fundamental principles of physics, including the composition of materials. To demonstrate this assumption, we introduced electromagnetic waves in coaxial cables and determined the propagation constant of these waves, as reported in this Session. The result showed that the real part of the propagation constant, known as the attenuation constant, can be set to zero. In this case, by expressing the variable of the electromagnetic waves as angular frequency (ω), it is possible to treat the variable of the function as an angle (in radians). As a consequence, we are able to introduce a mathematical representation of phase (neighborhood and metric) for electromagnetic waves. Thus, we demonstrate that the mathematical representation of electromagnetic waves is possible.
