Chapter18WaveMotion18-1MechanicalwavesInthischapter,weconsideronlymechanicalwaves,suchassoundwaves,waterwaves,andthewavestransmittinginaguitar’sstrings.•Elasticmediumsareneededforthetravelofmechanicalwaves.•Mechanicalwavescanappearwhenaninitialdisturbanceismadetothemediums.Onamicroscopiclevel,theforcesbetweenatomsinthemediumsareresponsibleforthepropagationofthewaves.•Theparticlesofthemediumdonotexperienceanynetdisplacementinthedirectionofthewave-asthewavepasses,theparticlessimplymovebackandforththroughsmalldistanceabouttheirequilibriumposition.Whatisawave?Itistheprocessofpropagatingoscillationinspace.Whataretransmittedbyawave?Energy,momentum,phase…,b...
