Animation of a wave as a moving disturbance

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2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

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Ceperley, Peter

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Abstract

This animation emphasizes that most waves are a moving disturbance pattern, that the pattern moves but not the material through which the waves moves. This is an important concept in the physics of waves.

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This animation requires Adobe Flash.

Keywords

Physics, Technical animation, Ether, Special relativity, Waves, Moving disturbance

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