travelling waves

They do not require any medium for propagation; in other words, these waves can pass through vacuum They require medium for propagation i.e. these waves cannot pass through vacuum All electromagnetic waves travel with the same velocity Matter ..

Comparison between Progressive Waves and Stationary Waves - Progressive waves Stationary waves The disturbance produced in the medium travels onward, it being handed over from one particle to the next. Each particle executes the same type of vibrati..

>All along when we were discussing about transverse and longitudinal waves the disturbances, which cause them were continuous. But the disturbances always need not be continuous i.e., it might last only for a short duration. For example: Take a slinky and fix one of its ends to a hook as ..

When a number of similar waves pass through a medium simultaneously, each wave travels through the medium as though the others were not presen..

Wave Properties - On observing waves, it may be observed that they travel with a definite speed through a uniform medium. If we watch a particular spot, we find that the waves pass that spot at regular intervals of time. The following definitions help in desc..

Space 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 electromag..

On observing waves, it may be observed that they travel with a definite speed through a uniform medium. If we watch a particular spot, we find that the waves pass that spot at regular intervals of time. The following definitions help in describing wave ..

A ringing bell, a thunderclap, laughter, and rock music are sounds that seem very different to us. However, all sounds are alike because they are waves. Let us understand how wave properties can be applied to sound. Sound is the form of energy propagated as waves which..

When a number of similar waves pass through a medium simultaneously, each wave travels through the medium as though the others were not present. However, at any point in the medium, the net effect of the waves reaching that point at any instant, is produced. ..

>. Thus, the ripples spread outwards in circles of increasing radii, with P as centre. Let one end of a long rope be attached to a rigid support and the other end held in the hand. If the rope is jerked suddenly, by moving the hand in a single up and down motion as in figure(a) below, an impulse is..