Transverse Definition and 291 Threads

Homework Statement I'll try to translate the problem as faithfully as I can: A wave pulse moves along the positive OX axis. Its form when t=0 is f(x) = y0/[1 + (x/a)^2] Find the expression for the transverse velocity as a function of x and t. At the point x=0, what will be its max...

A transverse wave is described by the expression y= 0.05cos(4.19x-1260t). You may assume all measurements are in the correct SI units. A) What is the amplitude of this wave? B) What is the wavelength of this wave? C) How fast is the wave travelling? D) What is the maximum tranverse velocity of...

I was thinking about the design of the Sikorsky X2 and S-69 concepts today, and I thought of an interesting idea. I am by no means an expert, but I guess you could say I know more about this subject than the average person. So anyway, if you know about the S-69 and the new Sikorsky X2...

Homework Statement The figure (attached image) shows a pulse on a string of length 100m with fixed ends. The pulse is traveling to the right without any change of shape, at a speed of 40 m/s. What is the maximum transverse velocity of the string? Homework Equations y = A Sin(kx-wt)...

Homework Statement If a wave y(x,t) = 5mm sin(kx + (600rad/s)t + φ) travels along a string, how much time does any given point on the string take to move between displacements y = 2mm and y = -2mm The Attempt at a Solution we have 1. 2=5sin(kx + 600t1 + φ) sin(kx + 600t + φ)=0.4...

Homework Statement Figure is attached. In an amusement park ride called the hammer a large beam rotates in a ver- tical plane about a central pivot (see figure). Cages are attached to the end of the beam; these rotate independently. The riders are strapped to the walls of the cages. The...

Homework Statement Two vibrating sources emit waves in the same elastic medium. The first source has a frequency of 25 Hz, while the 2nd source's frequency is 75 Hz. Waves from the first source have a wavelength of 6.0 m. They reflect from a barrier back into the original medium, with an...

Homework Statement Prove that if a transverse sinusoidal wave is traveling along a string, then the slope at any point of the string is equal to the ratio of the particle speed to wave speed at that point. The Attempt at a Solution This is what i did isn't the equation for transverse =...

Homework Statement The transverse displacement of a harmonic wave on a stretched rope is y = 0.06 cos(2.1 t - 3.8 x), where x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. A 5 meter length of this rope has a mass of 1.5 kg...

How to show that a transverse intersection is clean, but not conversely?

I'm doing a night course in General Relativity and we're currently finishing off Special Relativity... We're working mainly off of D'Inverno. We've just covered the relativistic doppler effect and some associated things like aberration. When it came to talking about the transverse doppler...

What causes sound waves to be solely longitudinal in gas, liquid, and plasmas, but enables longitudinal and transverse in solids? Also, does solids only mean crystalline structures or are amorphous materials also able to support transverse sound waves?

Homework Statement Show that the solution to the wave equation, Equation 15, can be rewritten as the sum of two transverse waves moving in opposite directions along the wire. Equation 15:y(x,t) = A(sin(2*pi*f*x)/v))*cos(2*pi*f*t) Homework Equations Superposition: y(x,t) =...

Why is the traverse loading strength of continuous fibre reinforced composites weaker compared to the longitudinal strength? I sort of arrived at the conclusion, that since the composite is in an isostress state and due to the fibre having a very low tensile strength in the transverse...

Homework Statement What phase difference between two otherwise identical traveling waves, moving in the same direction along a stretched string, will result in the combined wave having an amplitude 1.3 times that of the common amplitude of the two combining waves? Express your answer in (a)...

Let us consider a rectangular plate moving horizontally in a vertical magnetic field with its length perpendicular to its direction of motion.This may be closely approximated by the wing of a flying aircraft.The axial emf is given by the traditional formula, E=BLV. Now when the...

I need to know the propagation velocity of a transverse wave on a long thin bar or rod. In terms of material properties, such as E and density, and in terms of geometry such as I (2nd moment of area). I'm a physics grad, so reasonably versed in such things. But can neither find nor derive...

A copper wire, whose cross sectional area is 1.1 x 10 ^ -6 m^2, has a linear density of 7.0 x 10^-3 Kg/m and is strung between two walls. At the ambient temperature, a transverse wave travels with a speed of 46 m/s on this wire. The coefficient of linear expansion for copper is 17 x 10^-6 , and...

A copper wire, whose cross sectional area is 1.1 x 10 ^ -6 m^2, has a linear density of 7.0 x 10^-3 Kg/m and is strung between two walls. At the ambient temperature, a transverse wave travels with a speed of 46 m/s on this wire. The coefficient of linear expansion for copper is 17 x 10^-6 , and...

Homework Statement A 2kg mass is suspended from a stell wire with a diameter 1mm and a length 0.75m. Caclulate the speed of the transverse wave along the wire. Homework Equations v = root(FL/mass) where F - force of tension, L - length of wire, mass is mass. The Attempt at a...

Question 1 1. Homework Statement The drawing shows a snapshot of a transverse wave traveling along a string at 9.6 m/s. The equation for the wave is y(x, t) = A cos(ωt + kx). At what times could this snapshot have been taken? (Give the three smallest nonnegative possibilities.)The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement A transverse wave on a string is described by the wave function: y=(0.120m)sin(\frac{\Pi}{8}x+4\Pit) Determine the transverse speed and acceleration of the string at t=0.200s for the point on the string located at x=1.60m. What are the wavelength, period, and speed of...

Homework Statement A wire that is 10 m long and has a uniform density(u) of 7.75 g/cm^3 is pulled to a tension of F=80 N. The wire, however, does not have a uniform thickness; rather, it varies uniformly from an initial radius of 1mm to a radius of 3mm where it is attached to a wall. If you...

Homework Statement The tansverse displacemrnt of a rope, is given by a function of x and t ( in m and sec) by: y(x,t) = 0.04 sin(0.21x - 8t) if the rope is 7m long and has a mass 0.4kg Find: a. the tension in the rope b. the maximum transverse component of the tension Homework Equations...

Homework Statement Two transverse waves are on the same piece of string. The first has non-zero displacement only for kx + wt between pi and 2pi when it is equal to Asin(kx+wt). The second has y=Asin(kx-wt) for kx-wt between -2pi and -pi and is zero otherwise. Calculate the energy of the...

Homework Statement The drawing shows a snapshot of a transverse wave traveling along a string at 8.8 m/s. The equation for the wave is y(x, t) = A cos (wt + kx). (a) Is the wave moving to the right or to the left? To the left (b) What are the numerical values of A, w, and k...

A wooden bar when struck vibrates as a transverse standing wave with three antinodes and two nodes. The lowest frequency note is 43.6 Hz, produced by a bar 55.4 cm long. Find the speed of transverse waves on the bar. I assumed that 3 antinodes and 2 nodes means the eigenfrequency...

I am reading through http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/29662" article for a paper and ran across the term transversity. I did some google searching but didn't come up with anything I could understand. I think it might be linked with transverse spin but I am also having trouble getting...

A transverse wave in a wire with a linear density 2.35 g/m has the form y(x,t) = (1.4 cm)sin[(5.45 m-1)x−(6950 s-1)t]. What is the tension? I took the A=.014m, k=5.45 /m, and \omega=6950. I used the formula for the max velocity = A\omega v=(.014)(6950)=97.3 Then I used the formula...

A transverse traveling wave is described by y(x,t) = 0.6exp(2x-5t)cos(5t-2x) for x and y measured in centimeters and t in seconds. Show that y(x,t) satisfies the one-dimensional wave equation. I think that I have to show that y(x,t)=f(x+/-vt) where f is a funtion of x and t. Am I...

Homework Statement Transverse waves on a string have wave speed 8.00 {\rm m/s}, amplitude 0.0700 {\rm m}, and wavelength 0.320 {\rm m}. These waves travel in the x direction, and at t = 0 the x = 0 end of the string is at y = 0 and moving downward. Find the frequency of these waves...

[b]1. why are transverse waves known as shear waves?

Homework Statement A transverse wave on a rope is given by the following equation. y(x, t) = ( 0.710 cm ) cos pi [(0.400 cm^-1)x + (500 s^-1)t] From this, find the amplitude, period, frequency, wavelength and the speed of propogation. Homework Equations Well, I know that...

hello can somebody tell me why sound waves can't be propagated as transverse waves? thanks in advance

Why transverse waves cannot travel through liquids ?

Homework Statement When mass M is tied to the bottom of a long, thin wire suspended from the ceiling, the wire's second-harmonic frequency is 200 Hz. Adding an additional 1kg to the hanging mass increases the second-harmonic frequency to 245 Hz. What is M? f_{2} = 200hz, m = M f_{2} = 245hz...

In the case of the double-slit experiment using electrons, what kind of interference pattern is created? Characteristic to transverse or longitudinal waves? Can we tell only analyzing the interference pattern what type of waves created it? Thanks!

Homework Statement A cord of length L density p and cross-sectional area S is under tension T with the left end fixed and the right end attached to a spring-mass sstem. Show that the equation for the natural frequencies is given by: tan(wL/c) = -(T/kL)((wL/c)/(1-(w/w_n)^2)) Homework...

Hi all, Just as the title says: What is transverse mass? Why do experimentalists use it instead of the usual mass (if it is something different and not just a jargon)? mborn

Here's the question: The transverse wave shown is traveling from left to right in a medium. The direction of the instantaneous velocity of the medium at point P is: A. no direction since v = 0 B. to the right C. upwards D. at an angle upwards and to the right E. downwards...

Hello. I'm having some difficulty with a question from Optics (4th edition, Hecht). http://milicioner.hit.bg/newphysicsquestion.GIF I included the answer in the same image (it is at the end of the book), but I can't understand why (-E/(rsqr2))i must be negative. Thank you

I roughly understand that when we hit a metal rod right into the end will excite longitudinal vibration in the metal rod, and the place we hold will be a node. the position i hold will kind of determine the frequecy of the ringing sound produced. Is that right? But what will happen if we hit...

i know that τ=VQ/(Ib) now I am looking for the maximum stress so i will find that at the point at the centre of the rectangle Q=A*\bar{y} A=0.5*d*b \bar{y}=0.25*d ===> Q=0.125d2b I=(b*d3)/12 τ=VQ/(Ib) τ=V*0.125d2b*12/((b2*d3) τ=1.5V/(bd) now d changes as a function...

What is transverse momentum? I think I have a general gist but I may be wrong. I'm thinking that when two object collide and shatter, then all the shattered pieces' momentums should add to be the same as the momentum of the two objects just before colliding. But how would you find the...

What is transverse momentum?

Homework Statement In the situations where a transverse or longitudinal wave is propagating through a medium, the medium moves. How do you determine the speed of the medium's motion? When is the medium's speed at a maximum? Homework Equations The speed of the propagating wave is v = frequency...

Hi, a search on google will reveal that an ocean wave is both transverse, and longitudinal. Another search will also reveal that a transverse wave cannot propagate through a liquid. One of these statements is not quite right, is it that water is a special case liquid that can propagate...

surface plasmons not exist for transverse electric polarisation? and only exist for transverse magnetic polarisation can anyone help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee please

Hello, As far as I understand, a transmission line is simply a wave-guide for TEM modes. If the waves are propagating in the z direction so Hz=Ez=0. How does this fact leads to the conclusion that in any transverse plane (xy plane) the fields are conservative? Thanks a lot.

please do explain in detail.