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Traveling Waves & Wave Equation

Traveling Waves & Wave Equation. Sending a pulse down a string. T = tension µ = mass/length. Wave Equation: F =ma. For small angles:. Force. mass. accceleration. Wave Equation: Solutions.

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Traveling Waves & Wave Equation

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  1. Traveling Waves & Wave Equation Sending a pulse down a string T = tension µ = mass/length

  2. Wave Equation: F =ma For small angles: Force mass accceleration

  3. Wave Equation: Solutions Any function y(x,t) will satisfy wave eq as long as x and t appear inthe argument in the combination:

  4. Sample Traveling Wave

  5. Transverse traveling waves

  6. Traveling Wave

  7. Traveling Wave

  8. Wave Equation Examples Electric (E) or magnetic (B) field propagating in space from an oscillating charge (Light) Current (I) or voltage (V) propagating in a coax cable c - is the speed of light The quantum-mechanical probability amplitude to find a particle at a certain location in space also satisfies a wave equation - Schroedinger’s Equation

  9. Standing Waves Reflected pulse But if we have a incident sinusoidal travelingwave and a reflected sinusoidal wave:

  10. Standing Waves Trig

  11. Standing Waves

  12. Trig Review

  13. Beats

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