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If spacetime isn't made of a "fabric" then where do the ripples from gravity waves come from?

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What is the shortest wavelength of the Lymn series?

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What are the wavelengths of red and blue in nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Waves physics by SolarisTwilight (2.2k points)

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What type of wave is light? Why does it appear to be both a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave depending on how you look at it experimentally and theoretically speaking?

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Why is group velocity more important than phase velocity?

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How do you describe the pitch of the sound in terms of its wavelength?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Waves physics by hundleton1

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How do you form a transverse wave beneath the surface of water?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Waves physics by Clams

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What is the average height of a large wave?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Waves physics by zin92

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What is the explanation for the existence of different colors in visible light wavelengths?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Waves physics by KeithT

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Why do we consider light as both wave and particle simultaneously? What is the difference between light and other objects like tables?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Waves physics by martmcg (1.9k points)

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What is the function of spring washers' wave-like shape in providing a flexible buffering effect under load?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Waves physics by MAERSK

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What is the relationship between intensity and wavelength/frequency for a given colour of light?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Waves physics by kinnellfire

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What is the unit for wavelength?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Waves physics by Charlie Far!ey

+119 votes

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Does light travel in sinusoidal waves?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Waves physics by JMH

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Why do the "special" light waves that can go through the body (X-rays) and that can cook food (microwaves) have to be invisible? Is it a coincidence?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Waves physics by Dunroamin

+70 votes

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In physics, who can observe a wave function and why only human beings can do so?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Waves physics by DIYDave40

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If two antinodes and three nodes are formed in a distance of 1.21, how do you calculate the wavelength and the distance between the anti-nodes of the stationary wave?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Waves physics by BraveDIY

+17 votes

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Why can magnets affect radio waves but not light waves?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Waves physics by loserhulking

+209 votes

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Could “decoherence” and “wave function collapse” be just two words to describe the same natural phenomena?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Waves physics by CrystalTwilight

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In a binary star system, the two stars come closer to each other and orbit each other faster, but how are they getting faster and why? Both stars lose energy from their motion and send in form of gravitational waves, right?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Waves physics by Sid

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