Spinors for Beginners 2: Jones Vectors and Light Polarization

Full spinors playlist:    • Spinors for Beginners   Leave me a tip: https://ko-fi.com/eigenchris Powerpoint slide files + Exercise answers: https://github.com/eigenchris/MathNot... 0:00 Introduction 1:09 Electromagnetic Waves 3:36 EM Wave Equations 5:52 Euler's Formula 8:21 Jones Vectors H and V 10:35 Jones Vectors D and A 12:34 Jones Vectors L and R 15:28 Sign convention 16:00 Conclusion + Exercise

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