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ACCORDING to the electromagnetic theory of light (Maxwell, Hertz) the electric light vector and the magnetic light vector oscillate perpendicularly to the direction of propagation. The energy of the wave is given by Poynting's vector.
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EHRENHAFT, F. Stationary Electric and Magnetic Fields in Beams of Light. Nature 147, 25 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147025a0
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