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  2. List of equations in wave theory - Wikipedia

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    Here for generality A 0 is used and can be replaced. m [L] (Oscillatory) velocity amplitude V, v 0, v m. Here v 0 is used. m s −1 [L][T] −1 (Oscillatory) acceleration amplitude A, a 0, a m. Here a 0 is used. m s −2 [L][T] −2: Spatial position Position of a point in space, not necessarily a point on the wave profile or any line of ...

  3. One-way wave equation - Wikipedia

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    A one-way wave equation is a first-order partial differential equation describing one wave traveling in a direction defined by the vector wave velocity. It contrasts with the second-order two-way wave equation describing a standing wavefield resulting from superposition of two waves in opposite directions (using the squared scalar wave velocity).

  4. Acoustic wave equation - Wikipedia

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    The wave equation describing a standing wave field in one dimension (position ) is p x x − 1 c 2 p t t = 0 , {\displaystyle p_{xx}-{\frac {1}{c^{2}}}p_{tt}=0,} where p {\displaystyle p} is the acoustic pressure (the local deviation from the ambient pressure) and c {\displaystyle c} the speed of sound , using subscript notation for the partial ...

  5. Wave equation - Wikipedia

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    For an incident wave traveling from one medium (where the wave speed is c 1) to another medium (where the wave speed is c 2), one part of the wave will transmit into the second medium, while another part reflects back into the other direction and stays in the first medium. The amplitude of the transmitted wave and the reflected wave can be ...

  6. Graded poset - Wikipedia

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    A rank or rank level of a graded poset is the subset of all the elements of the poset that have a given rank value. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Graded posets play an important role in combinatorics and can be visualized by means of a Hasse diagram .

  7. Warrant officer (United States) - Wikipedia

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    CWO3 Steve Pollock reviews his crewmates, active and auxiliary, at Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck during his change-of-command ceremony (2013). In the United States Armed Forces, the ranks of warrant officer (grade W‑1) and chief warrant officer (grades CW-2 to CW‑5; NATO: WO1–CWO5) are rated as officers above all non-commissioned officers, candidates, cadets, and midshipmen, but ...

  8. Position operator - Wikipedia

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    We write the eigenvalue equation in position coordinates, ^ = = recalling that ^ simply multiplies the wave-functions by the function , in the position representation. Since the function x {\displaystyle \mathrm {x} } is variable while x 0 {\displaystyle x_{0}} is a constant, ψ {\displaystyle \psi } must be zero everywhere except at the point ...

  9. Standing wave - Wikipedia

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    Equation still describes the standing wave pattern that can form on this string, but now Equation is subject to boundary conditions where y = 0 at x = 0 and x = L because the string is fixed at x = L and because we assume the driving force at the fixed x = 0 end has small amplitude. Checking the values of y at the two ends,