How many waves can exist at the same location

*Vaid*

How many waves can exist at the same location?

Nugatory

What kind of waves do you mean?

For anything that obeys the superposition principle, there is no limit.

HallsofIvy

That depends upon your "point of view". You can have any number of waves crossing the same point at the same time and still keeping their "identity". But you can also argue that the waves add at that point and so think of their sum as a single wave.

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Nugatory Recognitions: Science Advisor	What kind of waves do you mean? For anything that obeys the superposition principle, there is no limit.

HallsofIvy Recognitions: Gold Member Science Advisor Staff Emeritus	That depends upon your "point of view". You can have any number of waves crossing the same point at the same time and still keeping their "identity". But you can also argue that the waves add at that point and so think of their sum as a single wave.