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11 Ιαν 2024 · The direction of the wave's motion gives us the relative signs of the position and time variables in the wave function (recall that opposite signs means it is moving in the \(+x\)-direction). Determining the phase constant requires understanding the meaning of "total phase," and some simple algebra.
Transverse waves are drawn as a single continuous line, usually with a central line showing the undisturbed position. The curves are drawn so that they are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer. These represent the peaks and troughs. Transverse waves are represented as a continuous solid line.
11 Ιαν 2023 · The examples seen above are called one-dimensional waves because the wave only travels in one direction. We arbitrarily called that direction the \(x\)-axis. If a wave spreads out on a surface instead, then it is a two-dimensional wave. For example, ripples on the surface of a pond represent a two-dimensional water wave.
24 Απρ 2022 · Light waves are purely transverse, while sound waves are purely longitudinal. Ocean waves are a peculiar mixture of transverse and longitudinal, with parcels of water moving in elliptical trajectories as waves pass. Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation.
Representing Transverse Waves. Transverse waves are drawn as a single continuous line, usually with a central line showing the undisturbed position; The curves are drawn so that they are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer. These represent the peaks and troughs; Transverse waves are represented as a continuous solid line
Longitudinal waves - oscillation of particles is parallel to the direction of energy transfer. These are made up of compressions and rarefactions and can’t travel in a vacuum. Sound is an example of a longitudinal wave, and they can be demonstrated by pushing a slinky horizontally.
The diagram shows the resting position (the horizontal line) and the presence of a wave on the medium. Since the diagram represents how the wave stretches across space at a single instant in time, the spatial properties of wavelength and amplitude are depicted in the diagram.
