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What type of charges cannot produce electromagnetic waves?

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**Microwaves in ovens** cause water molecules to rotate at 2.45 GHz, friction heats food, penetration depth few cm, efficient heating, also radar uses reflection of microwaves from objects, Doppler shift measures speed, medical diathermy uses microwaves for tissue heating. The document states that neither stationary charges nor charges in uniform motion (steady currents) can produce electromagnetic waves; only accelerated charges can. Using c = fλ, E₀/B₀ = c, I_d = ε₀ dΦ_E/dt, and spectrum classification λ = c/f, evaluation yields Stationary charges, illustrating EM wave transverse nature and Maxwell's displacement current concept.

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