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For an electromagnetic wave this power density S at any point may be calculated from the vector product of the electric and magnetic field strength vectors, i.e., E x H = P. P is called Poynting’s Vector and represents the power density and the direction of energy propagation. The Poynting vector points in the direction in which the electromagnetic wave is traveling, thus transporting energy in that direction. The magnitude of the power density propagated in the wave can be calculated from the vector product: ExH = E H sin 4 For 4 = 90°, as is the case for a plane wave in free space: ExH = E H . ',675,%87,21$$33529(')2538%/,&5(/($6(',675,%87,2181/,0,7(' 38%/,&$))$,56&$6(12 (2) Note that if E has dimensions of V m-1 and H is in units of A m-1 the dimensions of P and/or S are given in W m-2. In the United States, typically in hazard analyses S is expressed in PLOOLZDWWV per square centimeter (mW cm-2). 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