webster's dictionary defines a wave as "a disturbance or variation that transfers energy...
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Human wave © Dan Russell (2002)TRANSCRIPT
Webster's dictionary defines a wave as "a disturbance or
variation that transfers energy progressively from point to
point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic
deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or
magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature."
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Human wave
© Dan Russell (2002)
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In Longitudinal waves, the particles in a medium oscillate back
and forth about their equilibrium positions but it is the
disturbance which travels, not the individual particles in the
medium.
Longitudinal Wave
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In a transverse wave the particle displacement is
perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. The
particles do not move along with the wave; they simply
oscillate up and down about their individual equilibrium
positions as the wave passes by.
Transverse wave© Dan Russell (2002)
Water waves are an example of waves that involve a
combination of both longitudinal and transverse motions.
As a wave travels through the water, the particles travel in
circles.
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Water Wave© Dan Russell (2002)
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1. LECTURE NOTES FOR PHYSICS ISASTRY AND SARASWAT
2. THE PHYSICS OF VIBRATIONS AND WAVESAUTHOR: H.J. PAINIIT KGP Central LibraryClass no. 530.124 PAI/P