Erratum to: Chapter 1 in: C.D. Geddes (ed.), Microwave Effects on DNA and Proteins , DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-50289-2_1

The original version of this chapter was inadvertently published with incorrect equation in page 28.

Current equation has long square root but the short square root is correct.

Incorrect:

$$ {E}_{ave}=\sqrt{\frac{1}{2}\left({E}_{o1}^2+{E}_{o2}^2\right)\kern0.5em \mathrm{or}\kern0.5em {E}_o^2={E}_{o1}^2+{E}_{o2}^2\kern0.72em \left(=\mathrm{constant}\right)} $$

Correct:

$$ {E}_{ave}=\sqrt{\frac{1}{2}\left({E}_{o1}^2+{E}_{o2}^2\right)}\kern0.5em \mathrm{or}\kern0.5em {E}_o^2={E}_{o1}^2+{E}_{o2}^2\kern0.72em \left(=\mathrm{constant}\right) $$