Suposition of Two Waves (with different phases,same amplitude,frequency)

[Fu-Kwun Hwang]

This applet show two waves with different phase.
One is y1(t)=A*sin(k*x-w*t); another one is y2(t)=A*sin(k*x-w*t+phi);

You can change wavelength (k=2*pi/wavelength) , period T (w=2*pi/T) with slider bars.

Left side show wave distributions in space, right side show wave as function of time t.

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Embed a running copy of this simulation
<applet code='users.ntnu.fkh.wavephase_pkg.wavephaseApplet.class' archive='http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/ejsuser/2/ejs_wavephase.jar' name='wavephase3142' id='wavephase3142' width='800' height='500' mayscript=true><param name='draggable' value='true'></applet>
Embed a running copy link(show simulation in a popuped window)
<a href='http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/msg.php?smfejs=3142' target='smfejs'>Run simulation</a>

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