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The tag applies to electrical resistance and resistors. DO NOT USE THIS TAG for non-electrical resistance.

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If free space impedance is real, why is the electric field not attenuated?

Why does vacuum have a nonzero characteristic impedance towards electromagnetic radiation? Intrinsic impedance given by $\eta=\sqrt{j\omega\mu / (\sigma +j \omega \epsilon)}$. It gives slope of transf …
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