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... wave speed Shock waves Hooke's law Simple. scribed by specifying the positions of all points of the medium as time progresses . This space - time description can be stated mathematically in the form of a wave equa- tion ( see below The wave ...
... wave speed Shock waves Hooke's law Simple. scribed by specifying the positions of all points of the medium as time progresses . This space - time description can be stated mathematically in the form of a wave equa- tion ( see below The wave ...
Page 737
... wave can be set up by Transverse plucking a guitar string . The resulting wave is a transverse waves wave ; i.e. , particles of the medium ( the string ) vibrate at right angles to the direction of propagation of the wave ( along the ...
... wave can be set up by Transverse plucking a guitar string . The resulting wave is a transverse waves wave ; i.e. , particles of the medium ( the string ) vibrate at right angles to the direction of propagation of the wave ( along the ...
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... wave trains . The waves encountered in na- ture always have a finite extension in space along the direction of propagation . The wave motion consists of a certain number of undulations called a wave train . If the wave train is short ...
... wave trains . The waves encountered in na- ture always have a finite extension in space along the direction of propagation . The wave motion consists of a certain number of undulations called a wave train . If the wave train is short ...
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