PHYS 241: ID waves

Figure 1

Section 4.3: constructive and destructive interference between a left- and a right-moving wavepacket:

Figure 2

Section 4.4: Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions for a wavepacket that hits an obstacle at x=0.

Figure 3

Section 4.5.1: Particular solution for an inhomogeneity s(t,x), example 1

Figure 4

Section 4.5.1: Particular solution for an inhomogeneity s(t,x), example 2.

Figure 5

Section 7.1: Reflection and transmission of wavepackets at boundaries.

• Solid: Z₂/Z₁=c₂/c₁=0.3
• Dashed:Z₂/Z₁=c₂/c₁=0.9
• Dotted:Z₂/Z₁=c₂/c₁=1.6

Figure 6

Section 9.1: Phase and group velocity of a wavepacket. Both wavepackets have the same phase velocity, but their group velocities differ.

Figure 7

Section 9.1: Reflection of transmission of waves at a boundary between vacuum (left) and a disperive medium (dense flint SF10)