Phase shift between two points¶

The phase shift of wave oscillations between two points is proportional to the ratio of the distance between the points and the wavelength of the wave.

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phase_shift¶

phase_shift between the two points.

Symbol:: phi
Latex:: \(\varphi\)
Dimension:: angle

distance¶

euclidean_distance between the two points.

Symbol:: d
Latex:: \(d\)
Dimension:: length

wavelength¶

wavelength of the wave.

Symbol:: lambda
Latex:: \(\lambda\)
Dimension:: length

law¶

phi = 2 * pi * d / lambda

Latex:: \[\varphi = \frac{2 \pi d}{\lambda}\]