(‘surfaces waves’ in ‘water’ showing ‘ripples’)
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-as of [21 SEPTEMBER 2024]-
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-a ‘wave’ transfers ‘energy’-
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-a ‘disturbance’ / ‘oscillation’ that travels through ‘matter’ or ‘space’, accompanied by a transfer of ‘energy’–
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(‘frequency’ refers to the addition of ‘time’)
(‘wave motion’ transfers ‘energy’ from one point to another, which displace particles of the ‘transmission medium’ – that is, with little or no associated ‘mass transport’)
(‘waves’ consist, instead, of ‘oscillations’ or ‘vibrations’ (of a physical quantity), around almost fixed locations)
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(there are 2 main types of ‘waves’…)
“MECHANICAL WAVES”
“ELECTRO-MAGNETIC WAVES”
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(‘mechanical waves’ propagate through a ‘medium’, and the substance of this ‘medium’ is deformed)
(‘restoring forces’ then ‘reverse’ the ‘deformation’)
(for example, ‘sound waves’ propagate via ‘air molecules’ colliding with their neighbors)
(when the molecules ‘collide’, they also bounce away from each other (a ‘restoring force’))
(this keeps the molecules from continuing to travel in the direction of the ‘wave’)
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(the 2nd main type (‘electromagnetic waves’) do not require a ‘medium’)
(instead, they consist of ‘periodic oscillations’ of ‘electrical/magnetic’ fields originally generated by ‘charged particles’, and can therefore travel through a ‘vacuum’)
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(these types vary in ‘wavelength’, and include…)
‘radio waves’
‘microwaves’
‘infra-red radiation’
‘visible light’
‘ultra-violet radiation’
‘X-rays’
‘gamma rays’
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(‘waves’ are described by a ‘wave equation’ which sets out how the ‘disturbance’ proceeds over ‘time’)
(the ‘mathematical form’ of this ‘equation’ varies depending on the type of ‘wave’)
(further, the behavior of ‘particles’ in ‘quantum mechanics’ are described by ‘waves’)
(in addition, ‘gravitational waves’ also travel through ‘space’, which are a result of a ‘vibration’ or ‘movement’ in ‘gravitational fields’)
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*a ‘wave’ can be…*
‘transverse’
(where a ‘disturbance’ creates ‘oscillations’ that are ‘perpendicular’ to the ‘propagation’ of ‘energy transfer’)
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‘longitudinal’
(where the ‘oscillations’ are ‘parallel’ to the direction of “energy propagation”)
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(while ‘mechanical waves’ can be both ‘transverse‘ + ‘longitudinal’, all ‘electro-magnetic waves’ are ‘transverse’ in ‘free space’)
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