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14. Wave Motion

Discover the fascinating world of waves, from mechanical to electromagnetic, longitudinal to transverse, and their properties like wave amplitude, shape, speed, and more. Dive into wave math and explore practical examples in surfing, rock climbing, and wave intensity calculations.

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14. Wave Motion

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  1. 14. Wave Motion Waves & their Properties Wave Math Waves on a String Sound Waves Interference Reflection & Refraction Standing Waves The Doppler Effect & Shock Waves

  2. Other kinds of waves: • Sound • Light • Radio • Ultrasound • Microwave • Earthquake / Tsunami Wave: Traveling disturbance that transport energy but not matter. Ocean waves travel thousands of kilometers across the open sea before breaking on shore. How much water moves with the waves? None

  3. 14.1. Waves & their Properties Mechanical waves: mechanical disturbances in material medium. E.g., air, water, violin string, Earth’s interior, …. Electromagnetic waves: EM disturbances anywhere (including vacuum) E.g., Visible, infrared, & ultraviolet light, radio waves, X ray, …

  4. Longitudinal & Transverse Waves Longitudinal waves Transverse waves Transverse Longitudinal Water waves mixed

  5. Wave Amplitude Wave amplitude = maximum value of the disturbance. ( w.r.t. undisturbed state ) Water wave: max height above undisturbed level. Sound wave: max excess pressure. Wave in coupled springs: max displacement from equilibrium position.

  6. Wave Shape Waveform = shape of waves. Pulse = isolated disturbance. Continuous wave = ongoing periodic disturbance. Wave train = periodic disturbance of finite duration.

  7. Wavelength, Period, & Frequency A continuous wave is periodic in both time & space. Wavelength : distance over which the wave pattern repeats. ( length of 1 cycle ) Period T : duration over which the wave pattern repeats. ( time for 1 cycle ) Frequency f : number of wave cycles per unit time. ( f = 1 / T )

  8. Wave Speed Speed of wave depends only on the medium. Sound in air  340 m/s  1220 km/h. in water  1450 m/s in granite  5000 m/s Small ripples on water  20 cm/s. Earthquake  5 km/s. Wave speed

  9. GOT IT? 14.1. • A boat bobs up & down on a water wave, moving a vertical distance of 2 m in 1 s. • A wave crest moves a horizontal distance of 10 m in 2 s. • Is the wave speed • 2 m/s, or • 5 m/s ? • Explain. ( Speed of disturbance )

  10. 14.2. Wave Math pk @ x = 0 pk @ x = v t At t = 0, At t , y(0) is displaced to the right by v t.  For a wave moving to the left : For a SHW (sinusoidal): = wave number SHW moving to the right : = phase = wave speed

  11. Example 14.1. Surfing A surfer paddles to where the waves are sinusoidal with crests 14 m apart. He bobs a vertical distance 3.6 m from trough to crest, which takes 1.5 s. Find the wave speed, & describe the wave.

  12. GOT IT? 14.2. Figure shows two waves propagating with the same speed. Which has the greater (a) amplitude, (b) wavelength, (c) period, (d) wave number, (e) frequency ? U U L L U v =  / T

  13. 14.3. Waves on a String A pulse travels to the right. In the frame moving with the pulse, the entire string moves to the left. Top of pulse is in circular motion with speed v & radius R. Centripedal accel: Tension force F is cancelled out in the x direction: ( small disturbance )   = mass per unit length [ kg/m ]

  14. Example 14.2. Rock Climbing A 43-m-long rope of mass 5.0 kg joins two climbers. One climber strikes the rope, and 1.4 s later, the 2nd one feels the effect. What’s the rope’s tension?

  15. Wave Power Pulse moves to the right String moves downward Tension is cancelled out in the x direction.  only Fy  F  does work.  u = velocity of string in y direction. SHW: Small   v = phase velocity of wave

  16. Wave Intensity Intensity = power per unit area  direction of propagation [ W / m2 ] Wave front = surface of constant phase. Plane wave : planar wave front. Spherical wave : spherical wave front. Plane wave : Spherical wave :

  17. Example 14.3. Reading Light A book 1.9 m from a 75-watt light bulb is barely readable. How far from a 40-W bulb the book should be to provide the same intensity at the page.

  18. GOT IT? 14.3. • The intensity of light from the more distant one of two identical stars is only 1% that of the closer one. Is the more distant star • twice • 100 times • 10 times • 10 times • as far away.

  19. 14.4. Sound Waves Sound waves = longitudinal mechanical waves through matter. Speed of sound in air : P,  = max , x = 0 P = background pressure. = mass density.  = 7/5 for air & diatomic gases.  = 5/3 for monatomic gases, e.g., He. P,  = eqm , |x| = max P,  = min , x = 0

  20. Sound & the Human Ear Audible freq: 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz Bats: 100 kHz Ultrasound: 10 MHz

  21. Decibels Sound intensity level : [  ] = decibel (dB)  Threshold of hearing at 1 kHz.   Nonlinear behavior: Above 40dB, the ear percieves  = 10 dB as a doubling of loudness.

  22. Example 14.4. TV A TV blasts at 75 dB. If it’s then turned down to 60 dB, by what factor has the power dropped ? 10 db drop  ½ in loudness 15 db drop  between ½ & ¼ in loudness

  23. 14.5. Interference Principle of superposition: tot = 1 + 2 . constructive interference destructive interference

  24. Fourier Analysis Fourier analysis: Periodic wave = sum of SHWs. E note from electric guitar

  25. Dispersion Dispersion: wave speed is wavelength (or freq) dependent Non-dispersive medium Surface wave on deep water:  long wavelength waves reaches shore 1st. Dispersive medium Dispersion of square wave pulses determines max length of wires or optical fibres in computer networks.

  26. Beats Beats: interference between 2 waves of nearly equal freq. Constructive Destructive Freq of envelope = 1  2 . smaller freq diff  longer period between beats Applications: Synchronize airplane engines (beat freq  0). Tune musical instruments. High precision measurements (EM waves).

  27. Interference in 2-D Destructive Constructive Nodal lines: amplitude  0 path difference = ½ n Water waves from two sources with separation 

  28. Example 14.5. Calm Water Ocean waves pass through two small openings, 20 m apart, in a breakwater. 75 m from the breakwater & midway between the openings, water is rough. 33 m parallel to the breakwater away, the water is calm. What’s the wavelength of the waves?

  29. GOT IT? 14.4. • Light shines through two small holes onto a screen in a dark room. • The holes spacing is comparable to the wavelength of the light. • Looking at the screen, will you see • two bright spots • a pattern of light & dark patches? • Explain.

  30. 14.6. Reflection & Refraction light + heavy ropes A = 0; reflected wave inverted A = max; reflected wave not inverted Partial Reflection Fixed end Free end

  31. Partial reflection + normal incidence Partial reflection + oblique incidence  refraction

  32. Application: Probing the Earth P wave = longitudinal S wave = transverse S wave shadow  liquid outer core P wave partial reflection  solid inner core Explosive thumps  oil / gas deposits

  33. 14.7. Standing Waves Superposition of right- travelling & reflected waves:  B =  A  standing wave String with both ends fixed:  Allowed waves = modes or harmonics n = 1  fundamental mode n > 1  overtones n = mode number y = 0  node y = max  antinode

  34. 1 end fixed  node, 1 end free  antinode. 

  35. Standing Wave Resonance fundamental mode ~ lowest freq overtones ~ multiples of fund. freq v = const  Skyscraper ~ string with 1 free end & 1 fixed end. Tacoma bridge: resonance of torsional standing waves. • Other Standing Waves: • Water waves in confined spaces (waves in lake). • EM waves in cavity (microwave oven). • Sound wave in the sun. • Electrons in atom.

  36. Musical Instruments • Standing waves in wind instruments: • open at one end L = (2n1)  / 4 (b) open at both ends L = n  / 2 Standing waves on a violin, imaged using holographic interference of laser light waves.

  37. Example 14.6. Double Bassoon Double bassoon is the lowest pitched instrument in most orchestra. It’s “folded” to achieve an effective open-ended column of 5.5 m long. What is the fundamental freq, assuming sound speed is 343 m/s.  / 2 ~ B0

  38. GOT IT? 14.5. A string 1 m long is clamped tight at one end & free to slide up & down at the other. Which of the following are possible wavelengths for standing waves on it: 4/5 m, 1 m, 4/3 m, 3/2 m, 2 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, 6 m, 7 m, 8 m ?

  39. 14.8. The Doppler Effect & Shock Waves Point source at rest in medium radiates uniformly in all directions. When source moves, wave crests bunch up in the direction of motion (   ). Wave speed v is a property of the medium & hence independent of source motion.  Approaching source:   f  Doppler effect

  40. t = 0 u T T = period of wave u = speed of source t = T t = 2T 2 uT = uT .

  41. Application of the Doppler effect: • Ultrasound: measures blood flow & fetal heartbeat. • High freq radio wave: speeding detector. • Starlight: stellar motion. • Light from galaxies: expanding universe.

  42. Example 14.7. Wrong Note A car speeds down the highway with its stereo blasting. An observer with perfect pitch stands by the roadside, & as the car approach, notices that a musical note that should be G ( f = 392 Hz ) sounds like A ( 440 Hz ). How fast is the car moving?

  43. Moving Observers An observer moving towards a point source at rest in medium sees a faster moving wave. Since  is unchanged, observed f increases. For u/v << 1: Prob. 76 • Waves from a stationary source that reflect from a moving object undergo 2 Doppler effects. • A f toward shift at the object. • A f approach shift when received at source.

  44. Doppler Effect for Light Doppler shift for EM waves is the same whether the source or the observer moves. correct to 1st order in u/c

  45. Shock Waves Shock wave: u > v Mach number = u / v Mach angle = sin1(v/u)  if Source, 1 period ago Shock wave front E.g., Bow wave of boat. Sonic booms. Solar wind at ionosphere

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