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33-5

An $LC$-circuit has a natural angular frequency oscillation given by

\begin{displaymath}\omega=\frac{1}{\sqrt{LC}},\end{displaymath}

or in terms of regular frequency, we have

\begin{displaymath}f=\frac{\omega}{2\pi}=\frac{1}{2\pi\sqrt{LC}}.\end{displaymath}

But, for an $EM$-wave we have $c=\lambda f$, or

\begin{displaymath}c=\frac{\lambda}{2\pi\sqrt{LC}}.\end{displaymath}

So, solving for $L$ gives

\begin{displaymath}L=\frac{1}{C}\left(\frac{\lambda}{2\pi c}\right)^2.\end{displaymath}

Putting in the numbers gives $L=5\times10^{-21}{\rm H}$, which is a very small value?



Dan Cross 2006-10-25