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Nikhil Kumar
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Consider a transverse sinusiodal wave on a sting. Let the wave be traveling in positive x-direction. Let its amplitude be A, wave no. be k and angular frequency be ω then the vertical displacement of any particle at a distance x from the origin and at any time t is given as:
y(x,t) = A sin(ωt-kx) ...(1)
does this have the same meaning as (i.e. direction of motion) as
y(x,t) = A sin(kx-ωt) ...(2)?
In most of the books i referred to, eq. (1) is given as the standard equation. However, by using it, i am not able to derive the equations for standing waves on a string fixed at both the ends.
y(x,t) = A sin(ωt-kx) ...(1)
does this have the same meaning as (i.e. direction of motion) as
y(x,t) = A sin(kx-ωt) ...(2)?
In most of the books i referred to, eq. (1) is given as the standard equation. However, by using it, i am not able to derive the equations for standing waves on a string fixed at both the ends.