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An electromagnetic wave is usually illustrated with two sine wave shaped fields, one for the electric field and one for the magnetic field. As in the picture below:

electromagnetic wave

But as how I understand magnetism, it consists of two poles, north and south (alternatively described with field lines, with a direction, where north and south connects). So to focus only on the magnetic field (the red, B) in an electromagnetic wave; where are the poles located in such a sine wave (the red part)? Is only one of the poles illustrated, such that another sine wave could be added for the other pole?

Update: In this video, Maxwell's second equation is described as the field lines in the magnetic field is always connected (north and south pole) - how these field lines are organized in a wave is what I don't understand.

Later in the same video, the fields emitted from an antenna, are illustrated as "bubbles of fields" - quite different from how the "arrows/vectors" are illustrated in my picture above.

Field lines from the video: field lines of wave

An electromagnetic wave is usually illustrated with two sine wave shaped fields, one for the electric field and one for the magnetic field. As in the picture below:

electromagnetic wave

But as how I understand magnetism, it consists of two poles, north and south (alternatively described with field lines where north and south connects). So to focus only on the magnetic field (the red, B) in an electromagnetic wave; where are the poles located in such a sine wave (the red part)? Is only one of the poles illustrated, such that another sine wave could be added for the other pole?

Update: In this video, Maxwell's second equation is described as the field lines in the magnetic field is always connected (north and south pole) - how these field lines are organized in a wave is what I don't understand.

Later in the same video, the fields emitted from an antenna, are illustrated as "bubbles of fields" - quite different from how the "arrows/vectors" are illustrated in my picture above.

Field lines from the video: field lines of wave

An electromagnetic wave is usually illustrated with two sine wave shaped fields, one for the electric field and one for the magnetic field. As in the picture below:

electromagnetic wave

But as how I understand magnetism, it consists of two poles, north and south (alternatively described with field lines, with a direction, where north and south connects). So to focus only on the magnetic field (the red, B) in an electromagnetic wave; where are the poles located in such a sine wave (the red part)? Is only one of the poles illustrated, such that another sine wave could be added for the other pole?

Update: In this video, Maxwell's second equation is described as the field lines in the magnetic field is always connected (north and south pole) - how these field lines are organized in a wave is what I don't understand.

Later in the same video, the fields emitted from an antenna, are illustrated as "bubbles of fields" - quite different from how the "arrows/vectors" are illustrated in my picture above.

Field lines from the video: field lines of wave

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An electromagnetic wave is usually illustrated with two sine wave shaped fields, one for the electric field and one for the magnetic field. As in the picture below:

electromagnetic wave

But as how I understand magnetism, it consists of two poles, north and south (alternatively described with field lines where north and south connects). So to focus only on the magnetic field (the red, B) in an electromagnetic wave; where are the poles located in such a sine wave (the red part)? Is only one of the poles illustrated, such that another sine wave could be added for the other pole?

Update: In this video, Maxwell's second equation is described as the field lines in the magnetic field is always connected (north and south pole) - how these field lines are organized in a wave is what I don't understand.

Later in the same video, the fields emitted from an antenna, are illustrated as "bubbles of fields" - quite different from how the "arrows/vectors" are illustrated in my picture above.

Field lines from the video: field lines of wave

An electromagnetic wave is usually illustrated with two sine wave shaped fields, one for the electric field and one for the magnetic field. As in the picture below:

electromagnetic wave

But as how I understand magnetism, it consists of two poles, north and south. So to focus only on the magnetic field (the red, B) in an electromagnetic wave; where are the poles located in such a sine wave (the red part)? Is only one of the poles illustrated, such that another sine wave could be added for the other pole?

An electromagnetic wave is usually illustrated with two sine wave shaped fields, one for the electric field and one for the magnetic field. As in the picture below:

electromagnetic wave

But as how I understand magnetism, it consists of two poles, north and south (alternatively described with field lines where north and south connects). So to focus only on the magnetic field (the red, B) in an electromagnetic wave; where are the poles located in such a sine wave (the red part)? Is only one of the poles illustrated, such that another sine wave could be added for the other pole?

Update: In this video, Maxwell's second equation is described as the field lines in the magnetic field is always connected (north and south pole) - how these field lines are organized in a wave is what I don't understand.

Later in the same video, the fields emitted from an antenna, are illustrated as "bubbles of fields" - quite different from how the "arrows/vectors" are illustrated in my picture above.

Field lines from the video: field lines of wave

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Where are the magnetic poles in an electromagnetic wave?

An electromagnetic wave is usually illustrated with two sine wave shaped fields, one for the electric field and one for the magnetic field. As in the picture below:

electromagnetic wave

But as how I understand magnetism, it consists of two poles, north and south. So to focus only on the magnetic field (the red, B) in an electromagnetic wave; where are the poles located in such a sine wave (the red part)? Is only one of the poles illustrated, such that another sine wave could be added for the other pole?