transverse

Examples of transverse in the following topics:

• Transverse Waves

  • A string which is fixed at one end and moved up and down at the other creates a transverse wave.
  • Light is an example of a transverse wave.
  • A ripple on a pond and a wave on a string are easily visualized transverse waves.
  • Transverse waves are waves that are oscillating perpendicularly to the direction of propagation.
  • Transverse waves have their applications in many areas of physics.

• Reflections

  • The wave that occurs due to this motion is called a transverse wave.
  • Transverse waves have what are called peaks and troughs.
  • Diagram of a transverse wave.
  • A transverse wave that is fixed at the end point.
  • When a transverse wave meets a free end, it is reflected.

• Standing Waves on a String

  • A transverse wave will move along the string until it reaches the other end.
  • When a transverse wave meets a fixed end, the wave is reflected, but inverted.
  • The wave is reflected, but unlike a transverse wave with a fixed end, it is not inverted.
  • When a transverse wave meets a fixed end, the wave is reflected, but inverted.
  • The wave is reflected, but unlike a transverse wave with a fixed end, it is not inverted.

• Waves

  • A wave can be transverse or longitudinal depending on the direction of its oscillation.
  • Transverse waves occur when a disturbance causes oscillations perpendicular (at right angles) to the propagation (the direction of energy transfer).
  • While mechanical waves can be both transverse and longitudinal, all electromagnetic waves are transverse.
  • In this chapter we will closely examine the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves along with some of the properties they possess.

• Water Waves

  • Water waves can be commonly observed in daily life, and comprise both transverse and longitudinal wave motion.
  • The uniqueness of water waves is found in the observation that they comprise both transverse and longitudinal wave motion.
  • In the case of monochromatic linear plane waves in deep water, particles near the surface move in circular paths, creating a combination of longitudinal (back and forth) and transverse (up and down) wave motions.
  • This is a result of the wave having both transverse and longitudinal properties.

• The Hall Effect

  • When current runs through a wire exposed to a magnetic field a potential is produced across the conductor that is transverse to the current.
  • The Hall effect is the phenomenon in which a voltage difference (called the Hall voltage) is produced across an electrical conductor, transverse to the conductor's electric current when a magnetic field perpendicular to the conductor's current is applied.

• Longitudinal Waves

  • Like transverse waves, longitudinal waves do not displace mass.
  • By doing so, they create transverse waves.

• The Speed of a Wave on a String

  • The wave that occurs due to this motion is called a transverse wave.
  • A transverse wave is defined as a wave where the movement of the particles of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the wave.
  • Transverse waves have what are called peaks and troughs.
  • In transverse waves, the media the wave is traveling in moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

• Harmonic Wave Functions

  • In this Atom we shall consider wave motion resulting from harmonic vibrations and discuss harmonic transverse wave in the context of a string.
  • The important point here is to realize that oscillatory attributes (like time period, angular and linear frequency) of wave motion is same as that of vibration of a particle in transverse direction.
  • The wavelength is equal to linear distance between repetitions of transverse disturbance or phase.

• Polarization By Passing Light Through Polarizers

  • These electromagnetic (EM) waves are transverse waves.
  • Figure 1 demonstrates that a transverse wave is one oscillates perpendicular to the direction of the energy transfer.
  • An EM wave, such as light, is a transverse wave.