General question about wave equation

Join the discussion

Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.

Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips

1 reply · 2K views

NAkid

Homework Statement

How do you find the phase angle of a wave equation given in the form

y(x,t) = Acos(kx - wt)

thanks

Physics news on Phys.org

Snazzy

The general equation for a wave is

[tex]y(x,t) = Acos(kx - \omega t +\phi)[/tex]

I'm assuming [tex]\phi[/tex] is what you want.