Waves and Vibrations
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- Differential Equations
moving shapes $psi(x - vt)$ is a shape moving to the right. $cos(x - vt)$ $cos(kx - \omega t)$
$e^{-(x - vt)^2}$ gaussian wave packets
$\omega = c k$ influence moving far even when the medium doesn’t
from cosines to exponentials
ocean waves
geometric wavefronts
phase velocity group velocity
ball and chain model
wave equation \nabla^2 \psi = \frac{1}{v^2} \partial_t^2 \psi
wave matching wavevectors
Periodic media - brillouin book French book
Waves in scattering media
Localizaion
Interference
Double slit Single slit
The semiclassical approximation. Distances give phase
Pipes Thin films
SHO
We did discuss this some elsewhere.
Acoustics
AP French book https://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/315/315.html Oscillations and Waves