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which indicates that the electric field vector rotates with an [[angular velocity]] <math>\omega</math>. Since the phase shift on <math>E_x</math> is positive, the rotation is counterclockwise. If <math>E_{yo} = E_{xo}</math>, the polarization is circular. If they are different, it is elliptical.
==Mathematical description of
The [[Classical physics | classical]] [[sinusoidal]] plane wave solution of the [[electromagnetic wave equation]] for the [[Electric field | electric]] and [[Magnetic field | magnetic]] fields is (cgs units)
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