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100 - Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
In this video Paul Andersen compares and contrasts transverse and longitudinal waves. Waves carry energy through oscillations. In transverse waves the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of the wave and in longitudinal they are parallel. Several examples and a simulation are included.
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Music Attribution
Title: String Theory
Artist: Herman Jolly
sunsetvalley.bandcamp.com/track/string-theory
All of the images are licensed under creative commons and public domain licensing:
2007, Dantor 10:21, 1 November. Layer Structure of Earth Including Distance Scale, 2007. based on. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aufbau_der_erde_schematisch2.png.
Debianux. Deutsch: Schwingungs- Und Ausbreitungsrichtung Einer Longitudinalwelle (a) Und Einer Transversalwelle (b) (Beschriftung Auf Deutsch), September 14, 2008. Own work. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longitudinalwelle_Transversalwelle.png.
ESO. English: Artist’s Impression of How Type Ia Supernovae May Look like as Revealed by Spectro-Polarimetry Observations. The Outer Regions of the Blast Cloud Is Asymmetric, with Different Materials Found in “Clumps”, While the Inner Regions Are Smooth. Using Observations of 17 Supernovae Made over More than 10 Years with ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the McDonald Observatory’s Otto Struve Telescope, Astronomers Inferred the Shape and Structure of the Debris Cloud Thrown out from Type Ia Supernovae. Such Supernovae Are Thought to Be the Result of the Explosion of a Small and Dense Star — a White Dwarf — inside a Binary System. As Its Companion Continuously Spills Matter onto the White Dwarf, the White Dwarf Reaches a Critical Mass, Leading to a Fatal Instability and the Supernova. But What Sparks the Initial Explosion, and How the Blast Travels through the Star Have Long Been Thorny Issues. The Study Shows That the Outer Regions of the Blast Cloud Is Asymmetric, with Different Materials Found in “Clumps”, While the Inner Regions Are Smooth., November 30, 2006. eso.org/public/images/eso0644a/. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artist%27s_impression_of_how_Type_Ia_supernovae_may_look_like_as_revealed_by_spectro-polarimetry_observations.jpg.
“Kola Superdeep Borehole.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, February 24, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kola_Superdeep_Borehole&oldid=648704046.
“Longitudinal Wave.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, April 4, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longitudinal_wave&oldid=654878903.
McLassus, Roger. Deutsch: Das Bild Zeigt Eine Realistische Störung Der Wasseroberfläche (durch Kurzes Eintauchen Eines Stabes) Und Die Ausbreitung Dieser Störung Durch Kreiswellen von Eingeschränkter Konzentrizität Und Deren Überlagerungen. Der Flache Beleuchtungswinkel Gibt Dem Wasser Ein Fast Metallisches Aussehen.English: Surface Waves of Water: Expansion of a Disturbance. – It Shows a Realistic Disturbance (caused by Shortly Dipping a Stick into the Water) and Its Expansion Forming Interfering Circles of Limited Concentricity. The near Metallic Appearance of the Water’s Surface Is due to the Small Angle of illumination.Español: Ondas Superficiales En El Agua: Expansión de Una Perturbación. – Muestra Una Representación Realista de Una Perturbación (causada Por Sumergir Por Un Instante Un Palito En El Agua) Y Su Expansión Formando Círculos Concéntricos Que Interfieren. La Apariencia Metálica de La Superficie Del Agua Se Debe Al Bajo Ángulo En La iluminación.Français : Ondes de Surface Sur de L’eau : L’expansion D’une Perturbation. On Observe Une Perturbation Réaliste (due À Un Bâton) et Son Expansion Sous La Forme D’ondes Interférentes et Grossièrement Concentriques. L’aspect Quasi Métallique de L’eau Est Dû À Une Lumière rasante.Português: Ondas de Superfície de Água: A Expansão de Um Distúrbio. É Mostrada a Perturbação Realística (causada Por Um Bastão) E Sua Expansão Formando Círculos de Interferência Aproximadamente Concêntricos. A Aparência Metálica Da Superfície É Resultante Do Baixo Ângulo de Iluminação., January 14, 2006. picture taken by Roger McLassus (improved by DemonDeLuxe, Sep 2006). commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006-01-14_Surface_waves.jpg.
“Polarizer.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, March 23, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polarizer&oldid=653122103.
“Polarizer.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, March 23, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polarizer&oldid=653122103.
“Transverse Wave.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, March 25, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transverse_wave&oldid=653425060.
100 - Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
In this video Paul Andersen compares and contrasts transverse and longitudinal waves. Waves carry energy through oscillations. In transverse waves the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of the wave and in longitudinal they are parallel. Several examples and a simulation are included.
Do you speak another language? Help me translate my videos:
bozemanscience.com/translations
Music Attribution
Title: String Theory
Artist: Herman Jolly
sunsetvalley.bandcamp.com/track/string-theory
All of the images are licensed under creative commons and public domain licensing:
2007, Dantor 10:21, 1 November. Layer Structure of Earth Including Distance Scale, 2007. based on. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aufbau_der_erde_schematisch2.png.
Debianux. Deutsch: Schwingungs- Und Ausbreitungsrichtung Einer Longitudinalwelle (a) Und Einer Transversalwelle (b) (Beschriftung Auf Deutsch), September 14, 2008. Own work. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longitudinalwelle_Transversalwelle.png.
ESO. English: Artist’s Impression of How Type Ia Supernovae May Look like as Revealed by Spectro-Polarimetry Observations. The Outer Regions of the Blast Cloud Is Asymmetric, with Different Materials Found in “Clumps”, While the Inner Regions Are Smooth. Using Observations of 17 Supernovae Made over More than 10 Years with ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the McDonald Observatory’s Otto Struve Telescope, Astronomers Inferred the Shape and Structure of the Debris Cloud Thrown out from Type Ia Supernovae. Such Supernovae Are Thought to Be the Result of the Explosion of a Small and Dense Star — a White Dwarf — inside a Binary System. As Its Companion Continuously Spills Matter onto the White Dwarf, the White Dwarf Reaches a Critical Mass, Leading to a Fatal Instability and the Supernova. But What Sparks the Initial Explosion, and How the Blast Travels through the Star Have Long Been Thorny Issues. The Study Shows That the Outer Regions of the Blast Cloud Is Asymmetric, with Different Materials Found in “Clumps”, While the Inner Regions Are Smooth., November 30, 2006. eso.org/public/images/eso0644a/. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artist%27s_impression_of_how_Type_Ia_supernovae_may_look_like_as_revealed_by_spectro-polarimetry_observations.jpg.
“Kola Superdeep Borehole.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, February 24, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kola_Superdeep_Borehole&oldid=648704046.
“Longitudinal Wave.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, April 4, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longitudinal_wave&oldid=654878903.
McLassus, Roger. Deutsch: Das Bild Zeigt Eine Realistische Störung Der Wasseroberfläche (durch Kurzes Eintauchen Eines Stabes) Und Die Ausbreitung Dieser Störung Durch Kreiswellen von Eingeschränkter Konzentrizität Und Deren Überlagerungen. Der Flache Beleuchtungswinkel Gibt Dem Wasser Ein Fast Metallisches Aussehen.English: Surface Waves of Water: Expansion of a Disturbance. – It Shows a Realistic Disturbance (caused by Shortly Dipping a Stick into the Water) and Its Expansion Forming Interfering Circles of Limited Concentricity. The near Metallic Appearance of the Water’s Surface Is due to the Small Angle of illumination.Español: Ondas Superficiales En El Agua: Expansión de Una Perturbación. – Muestra Una Representación Realista de Una Perturbación (causada Por Sumergir Por Un Instante Un Palito En El Agua) Y Su Expansión Formando Círculos Concéntricos Que Interfieren. La Apariencia Metálica de La Superficie Del Agua Se Debe Al Bajo Ángulo En La iluminación.Français : Ondes de Surface Sur de L’eau : L’expansion D’une Perturbation. On Observe Une Perturbation Réaliste (due À Un Bâton) et Son Expansion Sous La Forme D’ondes Interférentes et Grossièrement Concentriques. L’aspect Quasi Métallique de L’eau Est Dû À Une Lumière rasante.Português: Ondas de Superfície de Água: A Expansão de Um Distúrbio. É Mostrada a Perturbação Realística (causada Por Um Bastão) E Sua Expansão Formando Círculos de Interferência Aproximadamente Concêntricos. A Aparência Metálica Da Superfície É Resultante Do Baixo Ângulo de Iluminação., January 14, 2006. picture taken by Roger McLassus (improved by DemonDeLuxe, Sep 2006). commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006-01-14_Surface_waves.jpg.
“Polarizer.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, March 23, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polarizer&oldid=653122103.
“Polarizer.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, March 23, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polarizer&oldid=653122103.
“Transverse Wave.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, March 25, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transverse_wave&oldid=653425060.
