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How does a charge q oscillating at certain frequency produce electromagnetic waves? Sketch a schematic diagram depicting electric and magnetic fields for an electromagnetic wave propagating along the Z-direction.

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An oscillating electric charge produces oscillating electric field, which produces oscillating magnetic field; which in turn produces oscillating electric field and so on; thereby producing an electromagnetic wave propagating in free space.

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