if two waves with equal amplitudes and wavelenghths travel through a medium in such a way that a particular particle of the medium is at the crest of one wave and at the trough of the other wave at the same time, what will happen to the particle?
2006-12-08 06:36:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Depends on the orientation of the waves (polarization of an electromagnetic wave, direction of a pressure wave, plane of a transverse wave). If they are both the same orientation, the particle will not receive any energy from the two waves at that moment; they will cancel.
2006-12-08 07:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by kirchwey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right at the moment when the crest and trough meets, the particle will be right in the middle.
2006-12-08 06:53:22 · answer #2 · answered by ERTW 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Spin out of control.
2006-12-08 06:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by Joesmoe 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋