Waves¶

A wave is a propagating dynamic disturbance (change from equilibrium) of one or more quantities.

Contents:

Blackbody radiation
- Spectral energy density at all frequencies
- Spectral energy density at high frequency limit
- Spectral energy density at low frequency limit
Waves (Relativistic)
- Frequency shift from speed and angle
- Longitudinal frequency shift from speeds
- Longitudinal frequency shift from speed
Waves (Vector)
- Phase velocity from angular velocity and wavevector
Average power of sinusoidal wave on stretched string
- wave_average_power
- string_linear_density
- phase_speed
- wave_angular_frequency
- wave_amplitude
- law
Displacement in interfering waves
- total_displacement
- amplitude
- phase_shift
- angular_wavenumber
- angular_frequency
- position
- time
- law
Displacement in standing wave
- total_displacement
- amplitude
- angular_wavenumber
- position
- angular_frequency
- time
- law
Frequency of electron transition in Hydrogen
- transition_frequency
- lower_principal_quantum_number
- higher_principal_quantum_number
- law
Frequency shift from speed in arbitrary motion
- observed_frequency
- source_frequency
- wave_speed
- source_speed
- observer_speed
- source_angle
- observer_angle
- law
Frequency shift from speed in collinear motion
- observed_frequency
- source_frequency
- wave_speed
- source_speed
- observer_speed
- law
Fully constructive interference condition
- phase_shift
- integer_factor
- law
Fully destructive interference condition
- phase_shift
- integer_factor
- law
Group velocity from dispersion relation
- angular_wavenumber
- group_velocity
- angular_frequency
- law
Intensity of sound wave via displacement amplitude
- wave_intensity
- medium_density
- phase_speed
- angular_frequency
- displacement_amplitude
- law
Light frequency change is proportional to gravitational potential change
- frequency_change
- frequency
- gravitational_potential_change
- law
Peak wavelength via temperature
- peak_wavelength
- temperature
- law
Phase of traveling wave
- wave_phase
- angular_wavenumber
- position
- angular_frequency
- time
- law
Phase shift between two points
- phase_shift
- distance
- wavelength
- law
Phase speed of wave on stretched string
- phase_speed
- tension
- linear_density
- law
Phase speed from angular frequency and wavenumber
- phase_speed
- angular_frequency
- angular_wavenumber
- law
Photoelectron energy from photon energy
- maximum_kinetic_energy
- photon_energy
- work_function
- law
Photon energy is proportional to angular frequency
- energy
- angular_frequency
- law
Photon energy is proportional to linear frequency
- energy
- frequency
- law
Photon momentum is proportional to angular wavenumber
- momentum
- angular_wavenumber
- law
Photon momentum is proportional to energy
- momentum
- energy
- law
Position of antinodes in standing wave
- antinode_position
- integer_factor
- wavelength
- law
Position of nodes in standing wave
- node_position
- integer_factor
- wavelength
- law
Pressure amplitude in sound wave
- pressure_amplitude
- speed_of_sound
- medium_density
- angular_frequency
- displacement_amplitude
- law
Refractive index via permittivity and permeability
- refractive_index
- relative_permittivity
- relative_permeability
- law
Resonant frequencies of stretched string with fixed ends
- resonant_frequency
- harmonic_number
- phase_velocity
- string_length
- law
Sine of Mach cone angle via Mach number
- mach_cone_angle
- mach_number
- law
Speed of light via vacuum permittivity and permeability
- law
Speed of sound via bulk modulus and density
- phase_velocity
- bulk_modulus
- density
- law
General solution to wave equation in one dimension
- displacement
- wave_phase
- solution
- law
Wavelength from phase speed and period
- wavelength
- phase_velocity
- period
- law
Wavelength of standing wave in string with fixed ends
- integer_factor
- wavelength
- string_length
- law
Wave speed from medium permittivity and permeability
- wave_speed
- relative_permittivity
- relative_permeability
- law
Wave speed from medium
- wave_speed
- refractive_index
- law