What exactly is an EMP (Electromagnetic-pulse)? Isn’t light just an electromagnetic beam? How exactly is light and electromagnetism connected?

Question

Hello all,

I’m working on a sci-fi project rn, and one of the creatures communicates telepathically via electromagnetic waves. However, I’m kinda confused as to exactly what “electromagnetic” means. EMPs, electromagnets, and (from what I can tell) light are all electromagnetic, what do they have in common that makes them such?

Thanks in advance 🙂

EDIT: I know I said “how is these things connected in the title”, forgive my grammar mistakes ;-;

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Answer 1

An electromagnetic pulse is an emissions of high energy (and usually but not always high frequency) in a very short period of time. The purpose of this pulse is to cause inducted currents in electronics which the pulse passes through. When a high energy magnetic field changes polarity occurs in the presence of a conductive material (a wire) it produces electricity. This actually how a generator works.

The electricity is of high enough power to burn out electronics.