transverse nature of electromagnetic waves

Space waves travel in (more or less) straight lines. But they depend on line-of-sight conditions. So, they are limited in their propagation by the curvature of the Earth, except in very unusual circumstances. Thus, they propagate very much like electromagnetic waves in..

Stationary or standing waves are formed in a medium when two waves having equal amplitude and frequency moving in opposite directions along the same line, interfere in a confined space. Generally, such waves are formed by the superposition of a forward wave a..

Melde's fork is arranged such that transverse waves can be set up in the string, when it vibrates. The scale pan is removed from the string and its mass S is found in a balance. It is attached to the string again. The fork is made to vibrate by inserting the plug key and adjust..

Sound is a form of energy. It is produced by the vibration of particles and it travels in a wave-like motion. The number of waves passing a point per second is called the frequency and its unit is Hertz (Hz). The pitch of the sound (high or low sounding) is measured by the freq..

Wave Energy or Sea-wave Energy - Energy from the oceans is also available in the form of oceanic waves or sea-waves. Due to the blowing of wind on the surface of ocean, very fast sea-waves (or water waves) move on its surface. Due to their..

The frequency of an electromagnetic wave varies inversely with its wavelength. The frequency of a wave of wavelength 92 meters is 207 kilocycles per second. Find the frequency of the wave whose wavelength is 36 meters. => 16 kilocycles per second or 529 kiloc..

In a liquid, the motion of the particles may be neither purely transverse nor purely longitudinal, but a combination of the two. The path followed by the particles is either a circle or an ellipse. The paths of several selected particles, their positions and the shape of the wave..

The branch of physics dealing with the study of optical phenomena is called optics. This can be divided into two categories, ray optics and wave optics. Wave optics describes the connection between waves and rays of light. The wave theory of light was put for..

Light has been regarded as waves to explain the phenomena of reflection, refraction, diffraction etc. However in 1905, Albert Einstein suggested that light has a dual character, which means, it can behave as a particle as well as a wave. It was observed that some of the experime..

Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation - Light has been regarded as waves to explain the phenomena of reflection, refraction, diffraction etc. However in 1905, Albert Einstein suggested that light has a dual character, which means, it can behave as a particle as well as a wave..