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Suppose you know the phase of a wave is given by
[tex]
\phi_1 = \vec k \cdot \vec r - \omega t.
[/tex]
How can you determine in which direction this wave is propagating? I guess, more specifically, how does a wave described by this phase differ from a wave described by the phase
[tex]
\phi_2 = \vec k \cdot \vec r + \omega t
[/tex]
I may not have provided enough detail...please tell me if I haven't! Thanks.
[tex]
\phi_1 = \vec k \cdot \vec r - \omega t.
[/tex]
How can you determine in which direction this wave is propagating? I guess, more specifically, how does a wave described by this phase differ from a wave described by the phase
[tex]
\phi_2 = \vec k \cdot \vec r + \omega t
[/tex]
I may not have provided enough detail...please tell me if I haven't! Thanks.