E-Formulation
The full vectorial wave equation is given by:
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Considering
into Equation 1, we get:

The term
is null.
We can separate Equation 2 into two equations, one for longitudinal terms and another for transversal terms:
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for longitudinal terms and
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for the transversal terms.
By substituting Equation 3 into the first right hand term of Equation 4, we get:
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We can write:
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By substituting Equation 6 into the second right hand term of Equation 4, we get:
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The third term can be rewritten as:

Now, by using Equation 5 in the left side of Equation 8, we get:
