Recent questions in Waves physics

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If z is calculated using the ratio between observable wavelength and emitted wavelength, how do we know the emitted wavelength of a star that is moving away from us? Wouldn’t we have to be at a constant distance from the star to know that value?

asked May 18, 2023 in Waves physics by Vossman

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Can you describe matter in terms of waves and particles/objects? Why or why not?

asked May 18, 2023 in Waves physics by MartinF

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Is an arrow's wavelike movement through the air coincidental with a photons wave function, or are the same physics responsible for the wave behavior?

asked May 18, 2023 in Waves physics by billhicks

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Who invented the radio wave?

asked May 18, 2023 in Waves physics by Shiam04

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How does the intensity of a sound wave change when it is reflected from a wall?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by QuantumPulse

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Why does Mains hum on my oscilloscope show as stepping voltage rather than a smooth sign wave?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by screwfox

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Based on the detection of gravitational waves, propagating at the speed of light, would this indicate that gravity can be rectified by a massless particle in the same manner that a neutrino is a massless particle that rectifies spin?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by MrGrimNasty

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Can radio waves penetrate or pass through a human body?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by Cityboy

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Is wave number 1/λ or 2π/λ?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by Water Systems

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Why are Gravity Waves always depicted as pushing ripples moving outwards of its core, (a body having mass) whereas Gravity is a force that attracts a body toward its center? Shouldn't they be illustrated like an implosion?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by Mudster - www.atston

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How could normal waves randomly grow around a metre high, without much wind or any tremors / earthquakes? (Note: I have seen this happen a few months ago, near Geelong, in Australia).

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by varlot

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How can I find the location of a particle in bound state weather I will use Schodinger independent or dependent wave equation or just simply operators and wave?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by max81

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What is the difference between consciousness and other forms of energy like electromagnetic waves and heat?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by MaccaThe Merlin

+18 votes

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What is the speed of a gravitational wave if it comes from the Sun's center?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by Steve Jones

+9 votes

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What is the difference between "wave-particle duality" and "corpuscle-wave duality"?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by Davmac

+26 votes

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How is it possible to create electromagnetic waves by gravity according to new research?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by T100

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How can a person control matter, control sound/light waves, create an object out of thin air, change the temperature of the object, and change the aggregate state of an object?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by NovaPulse

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Which household device uses radio waves?

asked May 17, 2023 in Waves physics by mike pcs

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Do plane E&M waves have discrete energy levels? A photon can have any frequency & via E=hf any energy. Quantization only occurs at emission & absorption when only one photons worth of energy will be emitted or absorbed. Not like harmonic oscillators.

asked May 16, 2023 in Waves physics by roger06

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What is the shortest possible wavelength for electromagnetic radiation?

asked May 16, 2023 in Waves physics by hjm218

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