Waves in Motion Haystack Observatory波在运动斯塔克天文台.pptVIP

General Wave Properties By Leslie McGourty and Ken Rideout All the information on waves that’s fit to print What is a wave? A wave is a transfer of energy from one point to another via a traveling disturbance A wave is characterized by its wavelength, frequency, and amplitude Transverse Waves that travel perpendicular to the direction of motion ???????????????? Examples: Light, -p wavesfor earthquakes, Ocean waves? Longitudinal Waves that travel parallel to the direction of motion???????????????????? Made up of compressions and rarefactions in the medium that they are traveling in Examples: sound waves and s waves for earthquakes Do You See The Difference Between Transverse And Longitudinal Waves? Wavelength (λ) Distance from successive crest to crest or trough to trough Measured in meters Frequency Number of crests passing by per second Measured in Hertz (Hz) defined to be one cycle per sec Equal to the inverse of the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass by Amplitude Maximum displacement of the wave The amplitude will have different units depending on the type of wave In a sketch of the wave, it is the distance from the middle of the wave to the peak Wave Speed Matter / Quantum Waves Electrons and other tiny particles show wave-like properties A particle moving close to the speed of light (c) can diffract or bend around the edges of objects Also, particles do exhibit interference which is a wavelike property? ? Any moving matter has wave characteristics in theory BUT the wavelength of any life-size particle, like a golf ball, is so small that it is negligible To learn about matter waves in depth go on to the next slide; if not click If we can sometimes consider an electron to be a wave, what is its wavelength? Its wavelength depends on its momentum or where p is momentum in kg*m/s, h is Planck’s constant = 6.63 x 10-34 J, and λ is the wavelength in meters What is Planck’s constant? Planck’s Constant is the size where quantum