cancellation Phase problem Phase spectrum Phase velocity Phasor Polarization (waves) Coherence (physics), the quality of a wave to display a well defined phase relationship...

interference) if the two waves are in phase or out of phase, respectively. Interference effects can be observed with all types of waves, for example, light...

where the wave amplitude appears smaller or even zero. Waves are often described by a wave equation (standing wave field of two opposite waves) or a one-way...

sinusoidal waves are propagating together, the resultant superposition of the waves can result in an "envelope" wave as well as a "carrier" wave that lies...

sum of sine waves of various frequencies, relative phases, and magnitudes. When any two sine waves of the same frequency (but arbitrary phase) are linearly...

water waves generally refers to frequency dispersion, which means that waves of different wavelengths travel at different phase speeds. Water waves, in...

Look up phase angle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Phase angle may refer to: Phase (waves), the angular displacement of a sinusoid from a reference...

described by a wave equation or some generalization thereof. Waves in a rope (up and down) or slinky (compression and expansion) Surface waves in a liquid...

light and radio waves, gravitational waves, and transverse sound waves (shear waves) in solids. An electromagnetic wave such as light consists of a coupled...

theory, a phased array usually means an electronically scanned array, a computer-controlled array of antennas which creates a beam of radio waves that can...

referred to as a "microscopic state" Phase space formulation, a formulation of quantum mechanics in phase space Phase (waves), the position of a point in time...

behaves like a wave was proposed by French physicist Louis de Broglie (/dəˈbrɔɪ/) in 1924, and so matter waves are also known as de Broglie waves. The de Broglie...

wave speed. Such reflections occur for many types of wave, including light waves, sound waves, and waves on vibrating strings. For an incident wave traveling...

}{3}}\right)=0.} In the example of three waves, the phase difference between the first and the last wave was 240°, while for two waves destructive interference happens...

phase on the wave, such as two adjacent crests, troughs, or zero crossings. Wavelength is a characteristic of both traveling waves and standing waves...

gravity waves. In this limit, the waves have a group velocity half the phase velocity: following a single wave's crest in a group one can see the wave appearing...

called antinodes. Standing waves were first described scientifically by Michael Faraday in 1831. Faraday observed standing waves on the surface of a liquid...

possible to create an arbitrarily phase-shifted sine wave, by mixing together two sine waves that are 90° out of phase in different proportions. The implication...

water) or by interaction of the waves with the transmitting medium. Elementary particles, considered as matter waves, have a nontrivial dispersion relation...

Phase-shift keying (PSK) is a digital modulation process which conveys data by changing (modulating) the phase of a constant frequency carrier wave. The...

the crests and troughs of two sine waves of equal amplitude and frequency intersect or collide, while being in phase with each other, the result is called...

of electromagnetic waves, which are synchronized oscillations of electric and magnetic fields. In a vacuum, electromagnetic waves travel at the speed...

describing acoustic waves are acoustic pressure, particle velocity, particle displacement and acoustic intensity. Acoustic waves travel with a characteristic...

and material phase. This effect resembles the refraction of light waves. Two types of particle motion result in two types of body waves: Primary and Secondary...

the medium. For waves traveling through three dimensions, such as light waves, sound waves, and matter waves, the formulas for phase and group velocity...

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In fluid dynamics, gravity waves are waves generated in a fluid medium or at the interface between two media when the force of gravity or buoyancy tries...

constant of a sinusoidal electromagnetic wave is a measure of the change undergone by the amplitude and phase of the wave as it propagates in a given direction...

electromagnetic waves, radio waves in a vacuum travel at the speed of light, and in the Earth's atmosphere at a slightly slower speed. Radio waves are generated...

oscillations. All waves move energy from place to place without transporting the matter in the transmission medium if there is one. Electromagnetic waves are transverse...