Physics > Motion of Waves > 2.0 Mechanical waves
Motion of Waves
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Mechanical waves
2.1 Transverse waves
2.2 Longitudinal waves
2.3 Differences between transverse and longitudinal waves
3.0 Properties of wave motion
3.1 General equation of wave motion
3.2 Wave function
3.3 Equation of a plane progressive harmonic wave
3.4 Important relations
4.0 Speed of a transverse wave on a string
5.0 Energy associated with a wave
6.0 Questions
2.1 Transverse waves
2.2 Longitudinal waves
2.3 Differences between transverse and longitudinal waves
3.2 Wave function
3.3 Equation of a plane progressive harmonic wave
3.4 Important relations
In transverse waves, the particles of the medium oscillate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.
For example: Movement of string of guitar