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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/University_Physics_I_-_Classical_Mechanics_(Gea-Banacloche)/12%3A_Waves_in_One_Dimension/12.01%3A_Traveling_WavesIf we think of the momentum of a volume element in the medium as being proportional to the product of the instantaneous density and velocity, we see that for this wave, which is traveling in the posit...If we think of the momentum of a volume element in the medium as being proportional to the product of the instantaneous density and velocity, we see that for this wave, which is traveling in the positive \(x\) direction, there is more “positive momentum” than “negative momentum” in the medium at any given time (of course, if the wave had been traveling in the opposite direction, the sign of \(v_{med}\) in Equation (\ref{eq:12.6}) would have been negative, and we would have found the opposite re…
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Muhlenberg_College/MC_%3A_Physics_213_-_Modern_Physics/02%3A_Waves/2.05%3A_Traveling_WavesA wave is a disturbance that moves from the point of origin with a wave velocity v. Mechanical waves are disturbances that move through a medium and are governed by Newton’s laws. Electromagnetic wave...A wave is a disturbance that moves from the point of origin with a wave velocity v. Mechanical waves are disturbances that move through a medium and are governed by Newton’s laws. Electromagnetic waves are disturbances in the electric and magnetic fields, and do not require a medium. A transverse wave has a disturbance perpendicular to the wave’s direction of propagation, whereas a longitudinal wave has a disturbance parallel to its direction of propagation.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community_College/PHY_2040%3A_General_Physics_III/02%3A_Sound/2.5%3A_Further_TopicsSpherical waves come from point source in a spherical pattern; plane waves are infinite parallel planes normal to the phase velocity vector.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Introductory_Physics_II_(1112)/09%3A_Electromagnetic_Waves/9.04%3A_PolarizationFigure \(\PageIndex{5}\): The effect of rotating two polarizing filters, where the first polarizes the light. (a) All of the polarized light is passed by the second polarizing filter, because its axis...Figure \(\PageIndex{5}\): The effect of rotating two polarizing filters, where the first polarizes the light. (a) All of the polarized light is passed by the second polarizing filter, because its axis is parallel to the first. (b) As the second filter is rotated, only part of the light is passed. (c) When the second filter is perpendicular to the first, no light is passed. (d) In this photograph, a polarizing filter is placed above two others.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community_College/PHY_2040%3A_General_Physics_III/01%3A_Waves_and_Vibrations/1.5%3A_WavesWave motion transfers energy from one point to another, usually without permanent displacement of the particles of the medium.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community_College/PHY_2040%3A_General_Physics_III/01%3A_Waves_and_Vibrations/1.7%3A_Waves_on_StringsThe speed of a wave on a string can be found by multiplying the wavelength by the frequency or by dividing the wavelength by the period.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/Physics_(Boundless)/15%3A_Waves_and_Vibrations/15.7%3A_Waves_on_StringsThe speed of a wave on a string can be found by multiplying the wavelength by the frequency or by dividing the wavelength by the period.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/JJC_-_PHYS_110/05%3A_Book-_Physics_(Boundless)/5.09%3A_Sound/5.9.05%3A_Further_TopicsSpherical waves come from point source in a spherical pattern; plane waves are infinite parallel planes normal to the phase velocity vector.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Muhlenberg_College/Physics_122%3A_General_Physics_II_(Collett)/10%3A_The_Nature_of_Light/10.08%3A_PolarizationPolarization is the attribute that wave oscillations have a definite direction relative to the direction of propagation of the wave. The direction of polarization is defined to be the direction parall...Polarization is the attribute that wave oscillations have a definite direction relative to the direction of propagation of the wave. The direction of polarization is defined to be the direction parallel to the electric field of the EM wave. Unpolarized light is composed of many rays having random polarization directions. Unpolarized light can be polarized by passing it through a polarizing filter or other polarizing material. The process of polarizing light decreases its intensity by a factor of
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Bowdoin_College/Phys1140%3A_Introductory_Physics_II%3A_Part_2/01%3A_The_Nature_of_Light/1.08%3A_PolarizationPolarization is the attribute that wave oscillations have a definite direction relative to the direction of propagation of the wave. The direction of polarization is defined to be the direction parall...Polarization is the attribute that wave oscillations have a definite direction relative to the direction of propagation of the wave. The direction of polarization is defined to be the direction parallel to the electric field of the EM wave. Unpolarized light is composed of many rays having random polarization directions. Unpolarized light can be polarized by passing it through a polarizing filter or other polarizing material. The process of polarizing light decreases its intensity by a factor of
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/Mechanics_and_Relativity_(Idema)/09%3A_Waves/9.01%3A_Sinusoidal_WavesProbably the simplest kind of wave is a transverse sinusoidal wave in a one-dimensional string. In such a wave each point of the string undergoes a harmonic oscillation.
