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WAVE PROPERTIES:•Reflection•Refraction•Interference•Diffraction•Doppler Shift
WHAT IS A WAVE?
Waves are disturbances that transport energy and information through a medium (but the medium itself is not transported).
Waves can be longitudinal (e.g. sound waves) or transverse (e.g. waves on a string or water waves).
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Traveling wave on a rope
Reflection of a pulse:
at a fixed end
at a free end
Mirror image of an impulsive wave approaching:
A plane mirror (left)
A corner mirror (right)
INTEFERENCE OF TWO IDENTICAL WAVES ON A STRING
At times t1 and t5 there is constructive interference;
at time t3 there is destructive interference.
Note that at points marked N, the displacement is always zero; this represents a STANDING WAVE