what is wave?

wave is what transforming information from one place to another.

so the is a spund information like and then this information will
be transmitted by this medium to some other place.
so waves handles space or position and time.
and in wave, the position or space and time , is not independent variable anymor
e.
and space and time is related.
G(x-ct) this is right going wave , G can be a line G can be any sinosoidal one
so I can say that any wave can be written as:
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y(x,t) = g(x-ct)+h(x+ct) |
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|(-)right going wave
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|(+) left going wave
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That is a general expression of all one dimensional waves.
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SPECIAL CASE
Now I have :
y(x,t)=g(x-ct)
It is interesting that I am observing wave G with respect to X.
What if I observe wave of with respect to time ?
If I use argument t as independent variable over there that physically means I'm
observing wave ith respect to time.
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| g(t-(x/c)) |
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This is the way to express the right going wave.
And if I have the senosoidal wave?
than I can write :
y(x,t)= sin(x-ct).
instead of G, I peack up one special propagating wave that look like a s
ine.
so in this case, sine wave is propagating with a speed of C.
Is there anyone who saw sini x -ct?
now , its not possible because the argument, o sine has to be radial.
Scale of x is meter in MKS unit.
so I nead some factor that can change this x dimension to radial dimensi
on.
so la call that as k.
SO introduce , arbitrary amplitude and than I can argue that this is the
sine wave propagation in x direction.
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|y(x,t)=A sin k(x-ct)|
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This simple mathematical expression will privide us many interesting wav
e propagation property.
now this can be written as :
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= A sin (kx - kct)
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So let focus on this factor what is kc?

kc has to be Omega right?

every body familiar with the oscillation in time , is Omega.
So kc is related with omega.
kc= =2f
f is frequency in hertz, there for e can say that is a (1/T) and T is a eriod
so :
kc = 2(1/T)
=> k=2(1/(T.c))
What is T.c ?
T.c =
so T is a eriod and the c is the seed of roagation.
ho much ave is roagatin ith one eriod?
and that is aveengths.
(2/)=(2f/c)
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=(c/f) => this is caed disersion reation
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f (frequency is the measure of osciation of ave in time)
is the measure of ociation in sace.
and aveengths and frequency's not indeendent, in other ords,
osciation in time is not indeendent ith osciation in sace
and that is vita key concet to understand ave roagation.
disersion reation= dictate hot the osciation in time is reated
ith the osciation in sace.
hat about the aveengths of one kiohertz?
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