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Unit 1 AQA Physics - Waves
Unit 1 AQA Physics - Waves
Unit 1 AQA Physics - Waves
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Progressive waves = waves that move
Phase = how much out of sync two points on a wave are, measured in
radians or degrees
To calculate phase difference between particles in a progressive wave:
= 2d/
Transverse waves can be polarised as they vibrate in more than one plane.
However longitudinal waves cannot be polarised. This idea can be extended in
the idea of white light being polarised, and application to polarised sunglasses.
Waves can behave in different ways:
REFLECTION;
REFRACTION;
DIFFRACTION; The narrower the gap = more waves spread out/diffract. The
longer the wavelength = more the waves spread out/diffract.
(more information in my Optics notes)
Superposition: