Question:
Show that the average value of radiant flux density S over a single period T is given by S = 1/2cμ0 E02.
Solution:
Radiant flux density is given as
$\vec{S}=\frac{1}{\mu_{0}}(\vec{E} \times \vec{B})=c^{2} \epsilon_{0}(\vec{E} \times \vec{B})$
E = E0 cos (kx – ꞷt)
B = B0 cos (kx – ꞷt)
EB = c2 ε0 (E0B0) cos2 (kx – ꞷt)
Average value of the radiant flux density is
Sav = E02/2μ0c