Lec 12: Dispersion, Phase Velocity, Group Velocity | 8.03 Vibrations and Waves (Walter Lewin) @ForTheAllureOfPhysics

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Dispersion - Phase Velocity - Group Velocity

This lecture is part of 8.03 Physics III: Vibrations and Waves, as taught in Fall 2004 by Dr. Walter Lewin at MIT.

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