Transverse Definition and 291 Threads

I am deriving the equation for a transverse wave velocity from the difference in the transverse forces acting on a string. ie. v=(F/Greek letter mu)^(1/2) :redface: First of all, can I clear up that this refers to transverse velocity yes, and not phase velocity? (My book isn't clear).These...

Homework Statement 2. The attempt at a solution i thought it was number one...as we have -4.5m/s in the equation indicating that the pulse is moving in the negative direction.. i submitted the answer.unfortunately it was incorrect.. Can you help me with this..if possible.

Please help! Having a little difficulty with a homework question and concept Homework Statement y = 2.28sin(0.0276pi x + 2.42pi t) Find the amplitude, wavelength, frequency, speed and maximum transverse speed. The Attempt at a Solution Definitely correct answers A =...

Homework Statement Two transverse waves traveling on a string combine to a standing wave. The displacements for the traveling waves are Y1(x,t) =0.0160m sin(1.30m^-1x -2.50s^-1t + 0.30) and Y2(x,t) = 0.0160m sin(1.30m^-1x -2.50s^-1t +.070), respectively, where x is position along the string...

[SOLVED] Transverse Wave on a Hanging Cord Problem. A uniform cord of length L and mass m is hung vertically from a support. (a) Show that the speed of tranverse waves in this cord is \sqrt{gh} where h is the height above the lower end. (b) How long does it take for a pulse to travel upward...

A mass m is connected to two springs with equal spring constants k. In the horizontal position shown, each spring is streched by an amount \Delta a. The mass is raised vertically and begins to oscillate up and down. Assuming that the displacement is small, and ignoring gravity, show that the...

When two waves traveling in opposite direction say in a thread, superpose the shape of the thread becomes flat. Where is the energy stored in the thread now. When a single is travelling, we say energy is stored as potential energy. But here there is no displacement of the thread in the vertical...

Homework Statement A sinusoidal traveling transverse string wave has a frequency of 10.0 Hz and travels at 25.0m/s along the x-axis. Loacte the points on the string that have maximum speed at any given time. Homework Equations I know that v= wavelength / T = wavelength * f The...

Homework Statement Three pieces of string, each of length L, are joined together end-to-end, to make a combined string of length . The first piece of string has mass per unit length mu_1, the second piece has mass per unit length mu_1*4.00 , and the third piece has mass per unit length...

1. Consider a transverse wave represented by the function y = 2.3 sin(1.9x - 25t) where y, x, t are in meters, meters, and seconds Determine the speed in m/s 2. No relevant equations. 3. I don't understand the way this problem is written. It seems like...

What is the meaning of a ' transverse magnetic field '? I 've seen it once in a question. It asked 'when a beam of alpha particles enter a transverse magnetic field, ...' I guessed it means the direction of the beam traveling is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field. Is this...

transverse longitudinal waves : slinky lab! so this lab we did is called the transmission and reflection of a one-dimensional transverse wave... 1. we created a transverse pulse from one side and observed a point near the middle of the spring as the pulse passed... - > so i wrote that it just...

Can anyone tell me the difference between logitudinal and transverse wave? Could we actaully tell the difference from their given wave equation? :confused:

Hello, I have a couple of questions about my assignment. Here are the assigned questions plus my attempts. 1) One end of a rope is tied to a stationary support at the top of a vertical mine shaft 80.0 m deep. The rope is stretched taut by a box of mineral samples with a mass of 20.0 kg...

I'm stuck on question in where I need to set up a system of equations, can someone please help me with it? There are various things in this question which I just cannot figure out so any assistance would be great. Q. A light string stretched to tension T has its ends fixed at a distance 9L...

I don't have my textbook any more, but I remember a question in there about this. I think it asked for the difference between people in a stadium 'doing the wave', and a real transverse wave. I couldn't really think of why they're different. I mean they're pretty similar, right? The people...

I have a question on this problem 1. 10. A violin string vibrates at 335 Hz when unfingered. At what frequency will it vibrate if it is fingered one half of the way down from the end? For this one I worked out that string is fixed at both ends because its in a violin so I am thinking of...

Question Details: A cowgirl ties one end of a 10.0-m-long rope to a fence post and pulls on the other end so the rope is stretched horizontally with a tension of 140 N. The mass of the rope is 0.800 kg. a) What is the speed of transverse waves on the rope? b) If the cowgirl moves the...

Sir, It is said that it is possible to distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves by studying the property of polarization. Also it is said that longitudinal waves cannot be polarized but transverse waves can be polarized. Are they true?

A hand holding a rope moves up and down to create a transverse wave on the rope. The hand completes an oscillation in 1.4 s, and the wave travels along the string at 0.6 m/s. The amplitude of the wave is 0.1 m. The frequency at which the crests pass a given point in space is 0.7143 Hz. The...

Suppose a light wave is traveling in the z-direction. Then the Electric field is in the x direction, and the B field is in the y direction. My understanding is that these E and B fields are independent of the x and y directions, respectively. This is to say, that if I take the partial...

1) A transverse wave of frequency 25 Hz propa- gates down a string. Two points 30 cm apart are out of phase by (5*pi)/3 What is the wave length of the wave? An- swer in units of cm. Im kinda lost here, I am unsure how wave length will relate to the given info. I am sure the phase is...

Am I right to assume that a tall, thin, and rigid rod will likely fail under transverse loading (that is, perpendicular to its length) ? Similarly, would a tall, thin, and rigid rod do well under longitudinal stress?

just a question: what is the maximum magnitude of the transverse speed of the string? ans in the units of m/s, given A, k, w

I'm having some trouble with oscillatory motion... "A transverse wave on a string is described by the equation y(x, t) = (0.350 m)sin [(1.25 rad/m)x + (99.6 rad/s)t] Consider the element of the string at x = 0. (a) What is the time interval between the first two instants when this element...

Here is a transverse wave problem: Consider transverse waves moving along a stretched spring fixed to an oscillator. Suppose the mass of the spring is 10 grams, its relaxed (not stretched) length is 1.00 meters, and its spring constant (if stretched) is 5.0 N/cm. The spring is tensioned via...

The transverse displacement (in cm) of a taut string carrying a sinusoidalwave is measured at points along its length close compared to the wavelength of the wave, and at time intervals small compared with the period of the wave. The results are: SEE ATTACHMENT Determine the values a,b,c,d...

Trying to start my homework and stuck on this first problem... A point mass M is concentrated at a point on a string of characteristic impedance pc. A transverse wave of frequency w moves in the positive x direction and is partially reflected and transmitted at the mass. The boundary...

Electromagnetic wave are said to travel with velocity c, in vacuum and are also said to be a transverse wave. But consider this: Let a positive charge Q be at point P of a three dimensional space. Let this charge, at time t=0, begin an uniform circular motion with angular velocity OMEGA =...

How is tranverse tensile strength defined? How is it measured for thin fibers? Some high strength fibers such as carbon fibers have longitudinal tensile strength of 1,000,000 psi. But these fibers have diameters that measure in the microns. How could a transverse tensile strength be measured in...

I'm doing an Exam correction an I can't see how this answer is found. Question: x^2 - \frac{\ y^2}{9} = 1 Find the length of the transverse axis. I took x^2 - \frac{\ y^2}{9} = 1 And plugged it into \frac{\ (x-h)^2}{b^2} - \frac{\ (y-k)^2}{a^2} = 1 to get \frac{\ (x-0)^2}{1^2}...

Recently, while perusing a Physics textbook (collected by the Bohr Library) that was published in 1901, I found a simple paragraph wherein the “transverse/lateral” radiation of light was acknowledged as being due to the ether medium rather than to the light itself. I’ve had the notion that...

A telephone cord is 4.00 m long and has a mass of 0.300 kg. A transverse wave pulse is produced by plucking one end of the taut cord. The pulse makes three trips down and back along the cord in 0.700 s. What is the tension in the cord? ok, this problem seems very easy and straightforward...

Hello! Okay, here we go. Q1. A block is resting on top of a flat plate that is oscillating vertically with simple harmonic motion. If the frequency of the plate's oscillation is 2.0 Hz, what is the maximum amplitude it can have before the block loses contact with the plate? - This...

Prof gave us this equation and question: The equation of a transverse wave traveling in a rope is: y=10sin*pi(0.01x-2.00t) He said that x and y are expressed in cm, and time in seconds. We are to: A. find the amplitude, frequency(Hz), velocity(cm) and wavelength(cm) of the wave. B...

I saw in a chapter on special relativity a derivation of the transverse Doppler effect, which seemed okay, but I have a question concerning this: If the motion of a source is always perpendicular to the position vector connecting the observer to the moving source (i.e. the distance remains...

The transverse displacement of an harmonic wave on a stretched rope is y = 0.04 cos(2.5 t - 3.3 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. a) What is the tension in the rope? b) At time t = 0, consider a 1/2 wavelength long...

The diagram represents a snapshot of a standing transverse wave on a flexible string taken when the displacement is at a maximum. The string is 1.34 m long with tension 6 N. The total mass of the string is 12.22 g. Find the period of the oscillation. The diagram is unlabeled. it just shows...

Here's my question (parts a-c are correct, but I need help with d and e): Transverse waves on a string have a wave speed 8 m/s, amplitude .09 m, and a wavelength .38 m. The waves travel in the -x direction, and at t=0 the x=0 end of the string has zero displacement and is moving in the +y...

I don't recall what thread it was in but there was a comment that F = ma for a relativistic mass. I stated it was incorrect but did not provide a proof since it was a bit involved and too mathy for latex so instead of doing the latex out I made a new web page. For the derivation of the correct...

The transverse displacement of a harmonic wave on a stretched rope is y = 0.03 cos(2.7 t - 2.9 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. ************** a) What is tension in rope? b) At time t = 0, consider a 1/2 wavelength long...