UG Physics PH1101-wave-1
UG Physics PH1101-wave-1
UG Physics PH1101-wave-1
• Waves: (a) Differential equation of plane waves and its harmonic solution, wave group
and group velocity (taking a group of two waves).
• (b) differential equation of transverse wave and its velocity along a stretched string,
solution of the equation by separation of variables, application to stretched string
rigidly fixed at two ends, vibrating string as stationary wave, the eigen values, eigen
functions and eigen frequencies, energy of vibrating string.
Reference Books:
1. D. P. Raychaudhuri - Advanced Acoustics, The New Book Stall, (1980)
Wave
A wave is a disturbance moving through a medium.
Inertia and elasticity of the medium
Vibration of string
Electromagnetic wave
Sound wave
X-ray
Gamma ray
Wave of different kind
Longitudinal wave
Displacement
Time Position
x1, t1 x2, t2
Concept of phase velocity
Displacement
Vp = (x2-x1) / (t2-t1)
Position
Wave front
A surface at all points of which the phase of the particles is same at any instant is called
a wave front.
Analytical representation of a plan progressive wave
The outgoing waves are reflected at the boundary, and the incident and
reflected wave system by their superimposition form the stationary wave
pattern. 0.6
0.3
Displacement
Y1= 5*sin(30*20 - 0.001*x)
+5*sin(30*20 + 0.001*x) 0.0
-0.6
5000 10000
Position
Waves of equal amplitude
Node position Positions where the amplitude of displacement is zero, are called
displacement nodes
0.6
0.3
Displacement
0.0
N N
-0.3
-0.6
5000 10000
Position
Antinode position Positions where the amplitude of displacement is maximum, are
called displacement antinodes.
Amplitude: 2a cos kx
When cos kx = ± 1, the amplitude is a maximum and has the value 2a.
For this, we must have
10
Displacement
-5
-10
-15
10
Displacement
-5
-10
-15