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syano
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Hi, I am new to this site, and it certainly looks very interesting! I'm new to physics too.
I have a queastion that will surly be elementry to the topics I have seen on this forum so far... but what they hey... I'm a newb.
When I read articals about the electromagnetic spectrum, they refer to the word "wavelength" a lot. When I look up this term is says a wavelength is the distant between adajacent peeks in a wave.
This makes sense to me in if all waves are perfectly symetrical. Like the drawing below (hope it looks right from your view)
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\_/ \_/ \_/
But it doesn't make sense if light waves can travel asymetrical like the drawing below.
_ _
/ \_ _ _ / \
\_/ \__/ \_/ \_/ \
Perhaps all light wave travel with symetrical waves? Or perhaps I'm totaly missing something.
Thanks,
Syano
I have a queastion that will surly be elementry to the topics I have seen on this forum so far... but what they hey... I'm a newb.
When I read articals about the electromagnetic spectrum, they refer to the word "wavelength" a lot. When I look up this term is says a wavelength is the distant between adajacent peeks in a wave.
This makes sense to me in if all waves are perfectly symetrical. Like the drawing below (hope it looks right from your view)
_ _
\_/ \_/ \_/
But it doesn't make sense if light waves can travel asymetrical like the drawing below.
_ _
/ \_ _ _ / \
\_/ \__/ \_/ \_/ \
Perhaps all light wave travel with symetrical waves? Or perhaps I'm totaly missing something.
Thanks,
Syano