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2 Static fields and potentials

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3 Lorenz gauge and inhomogeneous wave equation

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14 Interference zones, plane waves

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15 Plane-wave form of Maxwell's equations, propagation in arbitrary direction

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Pictures: Big antennas

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23 Phase and group velocities and delays

Animation: Group Velocity

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25 Attenuation vs evanescence --- conductors and collisional plasmas

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26 Guided waves in parallel-plate waveguides

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