Phase speed from angular frequency and wavenumber¶
Phase speed of a wave is the rate at which the wave propagates in a medium. It is the speed at which the phase of one frequency component of the wave travels.
Links:
- phase_speed¶
phase_speed
of the wave.
- Symbol:
v
- Latex:
\(v\)
- Dimension:
velocity
- angular_frequency¶
angular_frequency
of the wave.
- Symbol:
w
- Latex:
\(\omega\)
- Dimension:
angle/time
- angular_wavenumber¶
angular_wavenumber
of the wave.
- Symbol:
k
- Latex:
\(k\)
- Dimension:
angle/length
- law¶
v = w / k
- Latex:
- \[v = \frac{\omega}{k}\]