hmm
thanks everyone, this helps to clarify it for me :)
As for electromagnetic radiation, is that different? It seems like there could be no restoring force for that, since its not just a rippling of the medium ...
My question is regarding the nature of waves, and may be a very elementary question. Please bear with me.
I am curious as to why waves form the way that they do. If for example i were to turn on the speaker in my car, then the resulting wave that is produced is simply energy transfer...