Recent questions in Waves physics

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When wavelength decreases, what happens to frequency?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Waves physics by che

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What happens if you increase wavelength too much and make frequency zero or infinite?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Waves physics by reno-help!

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What is the difference between daylight and artificial light in terms of its wavelength distribution?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Waves physics by suxrule

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How old is radio wave technology? When was it discovered?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Waves physics by Kye mclean

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What is the wave function? What does it mean to collapse it? What happens to the other possible states of that particle once you collapse it?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Waves physics by contractcanon

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What effect does the movement of waves have on people on ships?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Waves physics by Dbosoz

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Why is there a maximum limit on the speed of propagation for anything we know about, except for electromagnetic waves?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Waves physics by breakableping

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What are event horizons? If nothing can escape from them, how are gravitational waves able to leave them and travel through space (or even escape)?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Waves physics by RadiantNova

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When you pass light speed, the left and right have to balance, so can you supercool or rapidly heat up a sound wave to change or curve it without distorting it?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by Robert Stroud (4.3k points)

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Light travels in waves, so it covers more distance than a straight line. So does that mean light actually travels faster than light and its wave pattern slows it down when measured point to point? Why or why not?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by BlazeCharm

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Does the wavelength of infrared radiation change depending on the temperature of the environment?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by erus

+240 votes

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Are quantum fluctuations smaller than the wavelength?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by Joe123

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Is the specific heat capacity of a substance unique to and give-off that substance, the same way the wavelength of an E-M wave is peculiar to that particular E-M wave?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by johnbythesea

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The ratio of frequencies of three different sounds in the same medium is 1:2:3. What is the ratio of wavelength?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by Jonnn

+94 votes

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Do sound waves set off mines?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by H Bell

+44 votes

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Is heat a longitudinal wave or a transverse wave?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by AstralScribe

+694 votes

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How can I find the natural frequency of a spring mass system?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by StellarVerse

+13 votes

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What is meant by “the wave function is a vector”?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by JohnD555

+16 votes

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How do you find the wavelength of two waves travelling in opposite directions from each other if their speed is known?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by edvardo954

+112 votes

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What is the connection between radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays, visible light and ultraviolet rays? Why is it important to know about them as a group?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Waves physics by richie131

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