Recent questions in Waves physics

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Why are car antennas shorter than the wavelength they are trying to receive/transmit?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by Florent

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Can two waves have the same amplitude but different frequencies?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by Brigadier Fudpucker

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Why does the color of a low wavelength have a high rate of refraction?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by DJW90

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Why isn’t ocean water perfectly still? Why do tides and waves exist?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by sospan

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Do longitudinal waves have wavefronts? If yes, what is the wavefront of a longitudinal wave as there are no crests and troughs in a longitudinal waves?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by Doink

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Commonly, does light travel in waves or on a straight line?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by nudger

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Could sea waves be the "new oil" in terms of energy?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by Jedi

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Does water transmit sound waves like air? Why or why not?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by Rona Knowles

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What is the frequency of radio waves detected by an aerial 1.5m long (assume that C=300 000 000m/s and the aerial is a quarter wavelength long)?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by PeteAx

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Why in anti-Stokes shift excitation have longer wave length but emission have shorter wave length?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by CrystalPulse

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What is the difference between Lap winding and Wave winding?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by MakitaUser

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What is the theory which ascribes wave-like properties to innocuous particles called?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by edmund

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Why do dolphins love waves?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by Super Hans

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If photons of light are "massless", does that mean they're just a wave? Didn't scientists conclude that light had a wave-particle duality?

asked May 15, 2023 in Waves physics by Summer1976

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What causes an object moving through water to form circular waves around it?

asked May 14, 2023 in Waves physics by OnlyLew

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What is the difference between a wave of sound and a wave of light? How do they travel through space differently from each other?

asked May 14, 2023 in Waves physics by MysticAlchemy

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What happens to an EM wave when it enters a conducting medium?

asked May 14, 2023 in Waves physics by Neonlight7

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At a distance of 1 m from a wall, a plane sound wave of unknown frequency traveling with a speed of 320 MS-1 has an antinode. What is the frequency of the sound wave at that point?

asked May 14, 2023 in Waves physics by DUDE123

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What are the effects of wave motion on the inside of a cruise ship?

asked May 14, 2023 in Waves physics by stretchhuddle

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Can brain waves be measured from a distance without using any devices?

asked May 14, 2023 in Waves physics by fourtytwo

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