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96-526: [REDACTED] Look up तरंग in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Taranga (a Sanskrit and Pali word meaning wave ) may refer to: Taranga (clothing) , a Kashmiri headscarf Taranga (film) , or Under the Southern Cross , a 1929 American drama Taranga (magazine) , a weekly Kannada magazine Taranga (Māori mythology) , the mother of

192-449: A displacement current ; therefore it stores and returns electrical energy as if it were an ideal capacitor. The electric susceptibility χ e {\displaystyle \chi _{e}} of a dielectric material is a measure of how easily it polarises in response to an electric field. This, in turn, determines the electric permittivity of the material and thus influences many other phenomena in that medium, from

288-401: A node . Halfway between two nodes there is an antinode , where the two counter-propagating waves enhance each other maximally. There is no net propagation of energy over time. A soliton or solitary wave is a self-reinforcing wave packet that maintains its shape while it propagates at a constant velocity. Solitons are caused by a cancellation of nonlinear and dispersive effects in

384-470: A standing wave . Standing waves commonly arise when a boundary blocks further propagation of the wave, thus causing wave reflection, and therefore introducing a counter-propagating wave. For example, when a violin string is displaced, transverse waves propagate out to where the string is held in place at the bridge and the nut , where the waves are reflected back. At the bridge and nut, the two opposed waves are in antiphase and cancel each other, producing

480-428: A transmission medium . The propagation and reflection of plane waves—e.g. Pressure waves ( P wave ) or Shear waves (SH or SV-waves) are phenomena that were first characterized within the field of classical seismology, and are now considered fundamental concepts in modern seismic tomography . The analytical solution to this problem exists and is well known. The frequency domain solution can be obtained by first finding

576-634: A vacuum and through some dielectric media (at wavelengths where they are considered transparent ). Electromagnetic waves, as determined by their frequencies (or wavelengths ), have more specific designations including radio waves , infrared radiation , terahertz waves , visible light , ultraviolet radiation , X-rays and gamma rays . Other types of waves include gravitational waves , which are disturbances in spacetime that propagate according to general relativity ; heat diffusion waves ; plasma waves that combine mechanical deformations and electromagnetic fields; reaction–diffusion waves , such as in

672-437: A consequence of causality , imposes Kramers–Kronig constraints on the real and imaginary parts of the susceptibility χ e ( ω ) {\displaystyle \chi _{e}(\omega )} . In the classical approach to the dielectric, the material is made up of atoms. Each atom consists of a cloud of negative charge (electrons) bound to and surrounding a positive point charge at its center. In

768-413: A container of gas by a function F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} that gives the pressure at a point x {\displaystyle x} and time t {\displaystyle t} within that container. If the gas was initially at uniform temperature and composition, the evolution of F {\displaystyle F} is constrained by

864-426: A dielectric material is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material as they do in an electrical conductor , because they have no loosely bound, or free, electrons that may drift through the material, but instead they shift, only slightly, from their average equilibrium positions, causing dielectric polarisation . Because of dielectric polarisation , positive charges are displaced in

960-618: A family of waves by a function F ( A , B , … ; x , t ) {\displaystyle F(A,B,\ldots ;x,t)} that depends on certain parameters A , B , … {\displaystyle A,B,\ldots } , besides x {\displaystyle x} and t {\displaystyle t} . Then one can obtain different waves – that is, different functions of x {\displaystyle x} and t {\displaystyle t} – by choosing different values for those parameters. For example,

1056-402: A family of waves is to give a mathematical equation that, instead of explicitly giving the value of F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} , only constrains how those values can change with time. Then the family of waves in question consists of all functions F {\displaystyle F} that satisfy those constraints – that is, all solutions of

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1152-465: A frequency-dependent response of a medium for wave propagation. When the frequency becomes higher: In the frequency region above ultraviolet, permittivity approaches the constant ε 0 in every substance, where ε 0 is the permittivity of the free space. Because permittivity indicates the strength of the relation between an electric field and polarisation, if a polarisation process loses its response, permittivity decreases. Dielectric relaxation

1248-537: A homogeneous isotropic non-conducting solid. Note that this equation differs from that of heat flow only in that the left-hand side is ∂ 2 F / ∂ t 2 {\displaystyle \partial ^{2}F/\partial t^{2}} , the second derivative of F {\displaystyle F} with respect to time, rather than the first derivative ∂ F / ∂ t {\displaystyle \partial F/\partial t} . Yet this small change makes

1344-442: A huge difference on the set of solutions F {\displaystyle F} . This differential equation is called "the" wave equation in mathematics, even though it describes only one very special kind of waves. Consider a traveling transverse wave (which may be a pulse ) on a string (the medium). Consider the string to have a single spatial dimension. Consider this wave as traveling This wave can then be described by

1440-549: A material cannot polarise instantaneously in response to an applied field. The more general formulation as a function of time is P ( t ) = ε 0 ∫ − ∞ t χ e ( t − t ′ ) E ( t ′ ) d t ′ . {\displaystyle \mathbf {P} (t)=\varepsilon _{0}\int _{-\infty }^{t}\chi _{e}\left(t-t'\right)\mathbf {E} (t')\,dt'.} That is,

1536-408: A result, when lattice vibrations or molecular vibrations induce relative displacements of the atoms, the centers of positive and negative charges are also displaced. The locations of these centers are affected by the symmetry of the displacements. When the centers do not correspond, polarisation arises in molecules or crystals. This polarisation is called ionic polarisation . Ionic polarisation causes

1632-410: A sum of sine waves of various frequencies, relative phases, and magnitudes. A plane wave is a kind of wave whose value varies only in one spatial direction. That is, its value is constant on a plane that is perpendicular to that direction. Plane waves can be specified by a vector of unit length n ^ {\displaystyle {\hat {n}}} indicating the direction that

1728-409: A wave is mainly a movement of energy through a medium. Most often, the group velocity is the velocity at which the energy moves through this medium. Waves exhibit common behaviors under a number of standard situations, for example: Dielectric In electromagnetism , a dielectric (or dielectric medium ) is an electrical insulator that can be polarised by an applied electric field . When

1824-635: A wave may be constant (in which case the wave is a c.w. or continuous wave ), or may be modulated so as to vary with time and/or position. The outline of the variation in amplitude is called the envelope of the wave. Mathematically, the modulated wave can be written in the form: u ( x , t ) = A ( x , t ) sin ⁡ ( k x − ω t + ϕ ) , {\displaystyle u(x,t)=A(x,t)\sin \left(kx-\omega t+\phi \right),} where A ( x ,   t ) {\displaystyle A(x,\ t)}

1920-435: A wave's phase and speed concerning energy (and information) propagation. The phase velocity is given as: v p = ω k , {\displaystyle v_{\rm {p}}={\frac {\omega }{k}},} where: The phase speed gives you the speed at which a point of constant phase of the wave will travel for a discrete frequency. The angular frequency ω cannot be chosen independently from

2016-453: Is a delay or lag in the response of a linear system , and therefore dielectric relaxation is measured relative to the expected linear steady state (equilibrium) dielectric values. The time lag between electrical field and polarisation implies an irreversible degradation of Gibbs free energy . In physics , dielectric relaxation refers to the relaxation response of a dielectric medium to an external, oscillating electric field. This relaxation

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2112-582: Is a point of space, specifically in the region where the wave is defined. In mathematical terms, it is usually a vector in the Cartesian three-dimensional space R 3 {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{3}} . However, in many cases one can ignore one dimension, and let x {\displaystyle x} be a point of the Cartesian plane R 2 {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{2}} . This

2208-440: Is almost always confined to some finite region of space, called its domain . For example, the seismic waves generated by earthquakes are significant only in the interior and surface of the planet, so they can be ignored outside it. However, waves with infinite domain, that extend over the whole space, are commonly studied in mathematics, and are very valuable tools for understanding physical waves in finite domains. A plane wave

2304-494: Is an important mathematical idealization where the disturbance is identical along any (infinite) plane normal to a specific direction of travel. Mathematically, the simplest wave is a sinusoidal plane wave in which at any point the field experiences simple harmonic motion at one frequency. In linear media, complicated waves can generally be decomposed as the sum of many sinusoidal plane waves having different directions of propagation and/or different frequencies . A plane wave

2400-433: Is applied, the distance between charges within each permanent dipole, which is related to chemical bonding , remains constant in orientation polarisation; however, the direction of polarisation itself rotates. This rotation occurs on a timescale that depends on the torque and surrounding local viscosity of the molecules. Because the rotation is not instantaneous, dipolar polarisations lose the response to electric fields at

2496-538: Is classified as a transverse wave if the field disturbance at each point is described by a vector perpendicular to the direction of propagation (also the direction of energy transfer); or longitudinal wave if those vectors are aligned with the propagation direction. Mechanical waves include both transverse and longitudinal waves; on the other hand electromagnetic plane waves are strictly transverse while sound waves in fluids (such as air) can only be longitudinal. That physical direction of an oscillating field relative to

2592-580: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wave There are two types of waves that are most commonly studied in classical physics : mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves . In a mechanical wave, stress and strain fields oscillate about a mechanical equilibrium. A mechanical wave is a local deformation (strain) in some physical medium that propagates from particle to particle by creating local stresses that cause strain in neighboring particles too. For example, sound waves are variations of

2688-448: Is meant to signify that, in the derivative with respect to some variable, all other variables must be considered fixed.) This equation can be derived from the laws of physics that govern the diffusion of heat in solid media. For that reason, it is called the heat equation in mathematics, even though it applies to many other physical quantities besides temperatures. For another example, we can describe all possible sounds echoing within

2784-556: Is more convenient in a linear system to take the Fourier transform and write this relationship as a function of frequency. Due to the convolution theorem , the integral becomes a simple product, P ( ω ) = ε 0 χ e ( ω ) E ( ω ) . {\displaystyle \mathbf {P} (\omega )=\varepsilon _{0}\chi _{e}(\omega )\mathbf {E} (\omega ).} The susceptibility (or equivalently

2880-458: Is often described in terms of permittivity as a function of frequency , which can, for ideal systems, be described by the Debye equation. On the other hand, the distortion related to ionic and electronic polarisation shows behaviour of the resonance or oscillator type. The character of the distortion process depends on the structure, composition, and surroundings of the sample. Debye relaxation

2976-611: Is related to the polarisation density P {\displaystyle \mathbf {P} } by D   =   ε 0 E + P   =   ε 0 ( 1 + χ e ) E   =   ε 0 ε r E . {\displaystyle \mathbf {D} \ =\ \varepsilon _{0}\mathbf {E} +\mathbf {P} \ =\ \varepsilon _{0}\left(1+\chi _{e}\right)\mathbf {E} \ =\ \varepsilon _{0}\varepsilon _{r}\mathbf {E} .} In general,

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3072-456: Is roughly the inverse of the time it takes for the molecules to bend, and this distortion polarisation disappears above the infrared. Ionic polarisation is polarisation caused by relative displacements between positive and negative ions in ionic crystals (for example, NaCl ). If a crystal or molecule consists of atoms of more than one kind, the distribution of charges around an atom in the crystal or molecule leans to positive or negative. As

3168-590: Is the electric permittivity of free space . The susceptibility of a medium is related to its relative permittivity ε r {\displaystyle \varepsilon _{r}} by χ e   = ε r − 1. {\displaystyle \chi _{e}\ =\varepsilon _{r}-1.} So in the case of a classical vacuum , χ e   = 0. {\displaystyle \chi _{e}\ =0.} The electric displacement D {\displaystyle \mathbf {D} }

3264-458: Is the wavelength of the emitted note, and f = c / λ {\displaystyle f=c/\lambda } is its frequency .) Many general properties of these waves can be inferred from this general equation, without choosing specific values for the parameters. As another example, it may be that the vibrations of a drum skin after a single strike depend only on the distance r {\displaystyle r} from

3360-520: Is the (first) derivative of F {\displaystyle F} with respect to t {\displaystyle t} ; and ∂ 2 F / ∂ x i 2 {\displaystyle \partial ^{2}F/\partial x_{i}^{2}} is the second derivative of F {\displaystyle F} relative to x i {\displaystyle x_{i}} . (The symbol " ∂ {\displaystyle \partial } "

3456-648: Is the amplitude envelope of the wave, k {\displaystyle k} is the wavenumber and ϕ {\displaystyle \phi } is the phase . If the group velocity v g {\displaystyle v_{g}} (see below) is wavelength-independent, this equation can be simplified as: u ( x , t ) = A ( x − v g t ) sin ⁡ ( k x − ω t + ϕ ) , {\displaystyle u(x,t)=A(x-v_{g}t)\sin \left(kx-\omega t+\phi \right),} showing that

3552-417: Is the case, for example, when studying vibrations of a drum skin. One may even restrict x {\displaystyle x} to a point of the Cartesian line R {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} } – that is, the set of real numbers . This is the case, for example, when studying vibrations in a violin string or recorder . The time t {\displaystyle t} , on

3648-603: Is the dielectric relaxation response of an ideal, noninteracting population of dipoles to an alternating external electric field. It is usually expressed in the complex permittivity ε of a medium as a function of the field's angular frequency ω : ε ^ ( ω ) = ε ∞ + Δ ε 1 + i ω τ , {\displaystyle {\hat {\varepsilon }}(\omega )=\varepsilon _{\infty }+{\frac {\Delta \varepsilon }{1+i\omega \tau }},} where ε ∞

3744-526: Is the electrically insulating material between the metallic plates of a capacitor . The polarisation of the dielectric by the applied electric field increases the capacitor's surface charge for the given electric field strength. The term dielectric was coined by William Whewell (from dia + electric ) in response to a request from Michael Faraday . A perfect dielectric is a material with zero electrical conductivity ( cf. perfect conductor infinite electrical conductivity), thus exhibiting only

3840-549: Is the heat that is being generated per unit of volume and time in the neighborhood of x {\displaystyle x} at time t {\displaystyle t} (for example, by chemical reactions happening there); x 1 , x 2 , x 3 {\displaystyle x_{1},x_{2},x_{3}} are the Cartesian coordinates of the point x {\displaystyle x} ; ∂ F / ∂ t {\displaystyle \partial F/\partial t}

3936-536: Is the length of the bore; and n {\displaystyle n} is a positive integer (1,2,3,...) that specifies the number of nodes in the standing wave. (The position x {\displaystyle x} should be measured from the mouthpiece , and the time t {\displaystyle t} from any moment at which the pressure at the mouthpiece is maximum. The quantity λ = 4 L / ( 2 n − 1 ) {\displaystyle \lambda =4L/(2n-1)}

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4032-468: Is the momentary delay (or lag) in the dielectric constant of a material. This is usually caused by the delay in molecular polarisation with respect to a changing electric field in a dielectric medium (e.g., inside capacitors or between two large conducting surfaces). Dielectric relaxation in changing electric fields could be considered analogous to hysteresis in changing magnetic fields (e.g., in inductor or transformer cores ). Relaxation in general

4128-419: Is the permittivity at the high frequency limit, Δ ε = ε s − ε ∞ where ε s is the static, low frequency permittivity, and τ is the characteristic relaxation time of the medium. Separating into the real part ε ′ {\displaystyle \varepsilon '} and the imaginary part ε ″ {\displaystyle \varepsilon ''} of

4224-495: The Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction ; and many more. Mechanical and electromagnetic waves transfer energy , momentum , and information , but they do not transfer particles in the medium. In mathematics and electronics waves are studied as signals . On the other hand, some waves have envelopes which do not move at all such as standing waves (which are fundamental to music) and hydraulic jumps . A physical wave field

4320-463: The Helmholtz decomposition of the displacement field, which is then substituted into the wave equation . From here, the plane wave eigenmodes can be calculated. The analytical solution of SV-wave in a half-space indicates that the plane SV wave reflects back to the domain as a P and SV waves, leaving out special cases. The angle of the reflected SV wave is identical to the incidence wave, while

4416-454: The electric field vector E {\displaystyle E} , or the magnetic field vector H {\displaystyle H} , or any related quantity, such as the Poynting vector E × H {\displaystyle E\times H} . In fluid dynamics , the value of F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} could be

4512-465: The ferroelectric effect as well as dipolar polarisation. The ferroelectric transition, which is caused by the lining up of the orientations of permanent dipoles along a particular direction, is called an order-disorder phase transition . The transition caused by ionic polarisations in crystals is called a displacive phase transition . Ionic polarisation enables the production of energy-rich compounds in cells (the proton pump in mitochondria ) and, at

4608-540: The plasma membrane , the establishment of the resting potential , energetically unfavourable transport of ions, and cell-to-cell communication (the Na+/K+-ATPase ). All cells in animal body tissues are electrically polarised – in other words, they maintain a voltage difference across the cell's plasma membrane , known as the membrane potential . This electrical polarisation results from a complex interplay between ion transporters and ion channels . In neurons,

4704-520: The Māori demigod Māui Taranga (Hen) Island , Hen and Chicken Islands, New Zealand Taranga, Nepal , a village development committee Taranga Jain temple , a pilgrimage site in Gujarat, India Taranga Gogoi , Indian politician See also [ edit ] Tarang (disambiguation) Tarangini (disambiguation) Tharangam (disambiguation) Trang (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

4800-400: The above equation for ε ^ ( ω ) {\displaystyle {\hat {\varepsilon }}(\omega )} is sometimes written with 1 − i ω τ {\displaystyle 1-i\omega \tau } in the denominator due to an ongoing sign convention ambiguity whereby many sources represent the time dependence of

4896-472: The angle of the reflected P wave is greater than the SV wave. For the same wave frequency, the SV wavelength is smaller than the P wavelength. This fact has been depicted in this animated picture. Similar to the SV wave, the P incidence, in general, reflects as the P and SV wave. There are some special cases where the regime is different. Wave velocity is a general concept, of various kinds of wave velocities, for

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4992-468: The argument x − vt . Constant values of this argument correspond to constant values of F , and these constant values occur if x increases at the same rate that vt increases. That is, the wave shaped like the function F will move in the positive x -direction at velocity v (and G will propagate at the same speed in the negative x -direction). In the case of a periodic function F with period λ , that is, F ( x + λ − vt ) = F ( x − vt ),

5088-400: The bar. Then the temperatures at later times can be expressed by a function F {\displaystyle F} that depends on the function h {\displaystyle h} (that is, a functional operator ), so that the temperature at a later time is F ( h ; x , t ) {\displaystyle F(h;x,t)} Another way to describe and study

5184-594: The capacitance of capacitors to the speed of light . It is defined as the constant of proportionality (which may be a tensor ) relating an electric field E {\displaystyle \mathbf {E} } to the induced dielectric polarisation density P {\displaystyle \mathbf {P} } such that P = ε 0 χ e E , {\displaystyle \mathbf {P} =\varepsilon _{0}\chi _{e}\mathbf {E} ,} where ε 0 {\displaystyle \varepsilon _{0}}

5280-430: The center of the skin to the strike point, and on the strength s {\displaystyle s} of the strike. Then the vibration for all possible strikes can be described by a function F ( r , s ; x , t ) {\displaystyle F(r,s;x,t)} . Sometimes the family of waves of interest has infinitely many parameters. For example, one may want to describe what happens to

5376-435: The combination n ^ ⋅ x → {\displaystyle {\hat {n}}\cdot {\vec {x}}} , any displacement in directions perpendicular to n ^ {\displaystyle {\hat {n}}} cannot affect the value of the field. Plane waves are often used to model electromagnetic waves far from a source. For electromagnetic plane waves,

5472-842: The complex dielectric permittivity yields: ε ′ = ε ∞ + ε s − ε ∞ 1 + ω 2 τ 2 ε ″ = ( ε s − ε ∞ ) ω τ 1 + ω 2 τ 2 {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\varepsilon '&=\varepsilon _{\infty }+{\frac {\varepsilon _{s}-\varepsilon _{\infty }}{1+\omega ^{2}\tau ^{2}}}\\[3pt]\varepsilon ''&={\frac {(\varepsilon _{s}-\varepsilon _{\infty })\omega \tau }{1+\omega ^{2}\tau ^{2}}}\end{aligned}}} Note that

5568-792: The complex electric field with exp ⁡ ( − i ω t ) {\displaystyle \exp(-i\omega t)} whereas others use exp ⁡ ( + i ω t ) {\displaystyle \exp(+i\omega t)} . In the former convention, the functions ε ′ {\displaystyle \varepsilon '} and ε ″ {\displaystyle \varepsilon ''} representing real and imaginary parts are given by ε ^ ( ω ) = ε ′ + i ε ″ {\displaystyle {\hat {\varepsilon }}(\omega )=\varepsilon '+i\varepsilon ''} whereas in

5664-528: The dielectric now depends on the situation. The more complicated the situation, the richer the model must be to accurately describe the behaviour. Important questions are: The relationship between the electric field E and the dipole moment M gives rise to the behaviour of the dielectric, which, for a given material, can be characterised by the function F defined by the equation: M = F ( E ) . {\displaystyle \mathbf {M} =\mathbf {F} (\mathbf {E} ).} When both

5760-423: The dielectric. (Note that the dipole moment points in the same direction as the electric field in the figure. This is not always the case, and is a major simplification, but is true for many materials.) When the electric field is removed, the atom returns to its original state. The time required to do so is called relaxation time; an exponential decay. This is the essence of the model in physics. The behaviour of

5856-630: The direction of the field and negative charges shift in the direction opposite to the field. This creates an internal electric field that reduces the overall field within the dielectric itself. If a dielectric is composed of weakly bonded molecules, those molecules not only become polarised, but also reorient so that their symmetry axes align to the field. The study of dielectric properties concerns storage and dissipation of electric and magnetic energy in materials. Dielectrics are important for explaining various phenomena in electronics , optics , solid-state physics and cell biophysics . Although

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5952-611: The dispersion relation, we have dispersive waves. The dispersion relationship depends on the medium through which the waves propagate and on the type of waves (for instance electromagnetic , sound or water waves). The speed at which a resultant wave packet from a narrow range of frequencies will travel is called the group velocity and is determined from the gradient of the dispersion relation : v g = ∂ ω ∂ k {\displaystyle v_{\rm {g}}={\frac {\partial \omega }{\partial k}}} In almost all cases,

6048-435: The electric and magnetic fields themselves are transverse to the direction of propagation, and also perpendicular to each other. A standing wave, also known as a stationary wave , is a wave whose envelope remains in a constant position. This phenomenon arises as a result of interference between two waves traveling in opposite directions. The sum of two counter-propagating waves (of equal amplitude and frequency) creates

6144-428: The envelope moves with the group velocity and retains its shape. Otherwise, in cases where the group velocity varies with wavelength, the pulse shape changes in a manner often described using an envelope equation . There are two velocities that are associated with waves, the phase velocity and the group velocity . Phase velocity is the rate at which the phase of the wave propagates in space : any given phase of

6240-495: The equation. This approach is extremely important in physics, because the constraints usually are a consequence of the physical processes that cause the wave to evolve. For example, if F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} is the temperature inside a block of some homogeneous and isotropic solid material, its evolution is constrained by the partial differential equation where Q ( p , f ) {\displaystyle Q(p,f)}

6336-445: The formula Here P ( x , t ) {\displaystyle P(x,t)} is some extra compression force that is being applied to the gas near x {\displaystyle x} by some external process, such as a loudspeaker or piston right next to p {\displaystyle p} . This same differential equation describes the behavior of mechanical vibrations and electromagnetic fields in

6432-436: The frequency of an applied electric field. Because there is a lag between changes in polarisation and changes in the electric field, the permittivity of the dielectric is a complex function of the frequency of the electric field. Dielectric dispersion is very important for the applications of dielectric materials and the analysis of polarisation systems. This is one instance of a general phenomenon known as material dispersion :

6528-445: The highest frequencies. A molecule rotates about 1 radian per picosecond in a fluid, thus this loss occurs at about 10 Hz (in the microwave region). The delay of the response to the change of the electric field causes friction and heat. When an external electric field is applied at infrared frequencies or less, the molecules are bent and stretched by the field and the molecular dipole moment changes. The molecular vibration frequency

6624-999: The latter convention ε ^ ( ω ) = ε ′ − i ε ″ {\displaystyle {\hat {\varepsilon }}(\omega )=\varepsilon '-i\varepsilon ''} . The above equation uses the latter convention. The dielectric loss is also represented by the loss tangent: tan ⁡ ( δ ) = ε ″ ε ′ = ( ε s − ε ∞ ) ω τ ε s + ε ∞ ω 2 τ 2 {\displaystyle \tan(\delta )={\frac {\varepsilon ''}{\varepsilon '}}={\frac {\left(\varepsilon _{s}-\varepsilon _{\infty }\right)\omega \tau }{\varepsilon _{s}+\varepsilon _{\infty }\omega ^{2}\tau ^{2}}}} This relaxation model

6720-415: The local pressure and particle motion that propagate through the medium. Other examples of mechanical waves are seismic waves , gravity waves , surface waves and string vibrations . In an electromagnetic wave (such as light), coupling between the electric and magnetic fields sustains propagation of waves involving these fields according to Maxwell's equations . Electromagnetic waves can travel through

6816-589: The medium in opposite directions. A generalized representation of this wave can be obtained as the partial differential equation 1 v 2 ∂ 2 u ∂ t 2 = ∂ 2 u ∂ x 2 . {\displaystyle {\frac {1}{v^{2}}}{\frac {\partial ^{2}u}{\partial t^{2}}}={\frac {\partial ^{2}u}{\partial x^{2}}}.} General solutions are based upon Duhamel's principle . The form or shape of F in d'Alembert's formula involves

6912-624: The medium. (Dispersive effects are a property of certain systems where the speed of a wave depends on its frequency.) Solitons are the solutions of a widespread class of weakly nonlinear dispersive partial differential equations describing physical systems. Wave propagation is any of the ways in which waves travel. With respect to the direction of the oscillation relative to the propagation direction, we can distinguish between longitudinal wave and transverse waves . Electromagnetic waves propagate in vacuum as well as in material media. Propagation of other wave types such as sound may occur only in

7008-419: The motion of a drum skin , one can consider D {\displaystyle D} to be a disk (circle) on the plane R 2 {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{2}} with center at the origin ( 0 , 0 ) {\displaystyle (0,0)} , and let F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} be the vertical displacement of

7104-405: The nuclei is possible (distortion polarisation). Orientation polarisation results from a permanent dipole, e.g., that arises from the 104.45° angle between the asymmetric bonds between oxygen and hydrogen atoms in the water molecule, which retains polarisation in the absence of an external electric field. The assembly of these dipoles forms a macroscopic polarisation. When an external electric field

7200-413: The other hand, is always assumed to be a scalar ; that is, a real number. The value of F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} can be any physical quantity of interest assigned to the point x {\displaystyle x} that may vary with time. For example, if F {\displaystyle F} represents the vibrations inside an elastic solid,

7296-609: The overall shape of the waves' amplitudes—modulation or envelope of the wave. A sine wave , sinusoidal wave, or sinusoid (symbol: ∿) is a periodic wave whose waveform (shape) is the trigonometric sine function . In mechanics , as a linear motion over time, this is simple harmonic motion ; as rotation , it corresponds to uniform circular motion . Sine waves occur often in physics , including wind waves , sound waves, and light waves, such as monochromatic radiation . In engineering , signal processing , and mathematics , Fourier analysis decomposes general functions into

7392-476: The periodicity of F in space means that a snapshot of the wave at a given time t finds the wave varying periodically in space with period λ (the wavelength of the wave). In a similar fashion, this periodicity of F implies a periodicity in time as well: F ( x − v ( t + T )) = F ( x − vt ) provided vT = λ , so an observation of the wave at a fixed location x finds the wave undulating periodically in time with period T = λ / v . The amplitude of

7488-476: The permittivity) is frequency dependent. The change of susceptibility with respect to frequency characterises the dispersion properties of the material. Moreover, the fact that the polarisation can only depend on the electric field at previous times (i.e., χ e ( Δ t ) = 0 {\displaystyle \chi _{e}(\Delta t)=0} for Δ t < 0 {\displaystyle \Delta t<0} ),

7584-829: The polarisation is a convolution of the electric field at previous times with time-dependent susceptibility given by χ e ( Δ t ) {\displaystyle \chi _{e}(\Delta t)} . The upper limit of this integral can be extended to infinity as well if one defines χ e ( Δ t ) = 0 {\displaystyle \chi _{e}(\Delta t)=0} for Δ t < 0 {\displaystyle \Delta t<0} . An instantaneous response corresponds to Dirac delta function susceptibility χ e ( Δ t ) = χ e δ ( Δ t ) {\displaystyle \chi _{e}(\Delta t)=\chi _{e}\delta (\Delta t)} . It

7680-413: The presence of an electric field, the charge cloud is distorted, as shown in the top right of the figure. This can be reduced to a simple dipole using the superposition principle . A dipole is characterised by its dipole moment , a vector quantity shown in the figure as the blue arrow labeled M . It is the relationship between the electric field and the dipole moment that gives rise to the behaviour of

7776-438: The propagation direction is also referred to as the wave's polarization , which can be an important attribute. A wave can be described just like a field, namely as a function F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} where x {\displaystyle x} is a position and t {\displaystyle t} is a time. The value of x {\displaystyle x}

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7968-441: The same, so the wave form will change over time and space. Sometimes one is interested in a single specific wave. More often, however, one needs to understand large set of possible waves; like all the ways that a drum skin can vibrate after being struck once with a drum stick , or all the possible radar echoes one could get from an airplane that may be approaching an airport . In some of those situations, one may describe such

8064-420: The skin at the point x {\displaystyle x} of D {\displaystyle D} and at time t {\displaystyle t} . Waves of the same type are often superposed and encountered simultaneously at a given point in space and time. The properties at that point are the sum of the properties of each component wave at that point. In general, the velocities are not

8160-423: The sound pressure inside a recorder that is playing a "pure" note is typically a standing wave , that can be written as The parameter A {\displaystyle A} defines the amplitude of the wave (that is, the maximum sound pressure in the bore, which is related to the loudness of the note); c {\displaystyle c} is the speed of sound; L {\displaystyle L}

8256-463: The temperature in a metal bar when it is initially heated at various temperatures at different points along its length, and then allowed to cool by itself in vacuum. In that case, instead of a scalar or vector, the parameter would have to be a function h {\displaystyle h} such that h ( x ) {\displaystyle h(x)} is the initial temperature at each point x {\displaystyle x} of

8352-411: The term insulator implies low electrical conduction , dielectric typically means materials with a high polarisability . The latter is expressed by a number called the relative permittivity . Insulator is generally used to indicate electrical obstruction while dielectric is used to indicate the energy storing capacity of the material (by means of polarisation). A common example of a dielectric

8448-415: The two-dimensional functions or, more generally, by d'Alembert's formula : u ( x , t ) = F ( x − v t ) + G ( x + v t ) . {\displaystyle u(x,t)=F(x-vt)+G(x+vt).} representing two component waveforms F {\displaystyle F} and G {\displaystyle G} traveling through

8544-405: The type of electric field and the type of material have been defined, one then chooses the simplest function F that correctly predicts the phenomena of interest. Examples of phenomena that can be so modelled include: Dipolar polarisation is a polarisation that is either inherent to polar molecules (orientation polarisation), or can be induced in any molecule in which the asymmetric distortion of

8640-411: The types of ion channels in the membrane usually vary across different parts of the cell, giving the dendrites , axon , and cell body different electrical properties. As a result, some parts of the membrane of a neuron may be excitable (capable of generating action potentials), whereas others are not. In physics, dielectric dispersion is the dependence of the permittivity of a dielectric material on

8736-418: The value of F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} is usually a vector that gives the current displacement from x {\displaystyle x} of the material particles that would be at the point x {\displaystyle x} in the absence of vibration. For an electromagnetic wave, the value of F {\displaystyle F} can be

8832-485: The velocity vector of the fluid at the point x {\displaystyle x} , or any scalar property like pressure , temperature , or density . In a chemical reaction, F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} could be the concentration of some substance in the neighborhood of point x {\displaystyle x} of the reaction medium. For any dimension d {\displaystyle d} (1, 2, or 3),

8928-441: The wave (for example, the crest ) will appear to travel at the phase velocity. The phase velocity is given in terms of the wavelength λ (lambda) and period T as v p = λ T . {\displaystyle v_{\mathrm {p} }={\frac {\lambda }{T}}.} Group velocity is a property of waves that have a defined envelope, measuring propagation through space (that is, phase velocity) of

9024-458: The wave varies in, and a wave profile describing how the wave varies as a function of the displacement along that direction ( n ^ ⋅ x → {\displaystyle {\hat {n}}\cdot {\vec {x}}} ) and time ( t {\displaystyle t} ). Since the wave profile only depends on the position x → {\displaystyle {\vec {x}}} in

9120-419: The wave's domain is then a subset D {\displaystyle D} of R d {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{d}} , such that the function value F ( x , t ) {\displaystyle F(x,t)} is defined for any point x {\displaystyle x} in D {\displaystyle D} . For example, when describing

9216-438: The wavenumber k , but both are related through the dispersion relationship : ω = Ω ( k ) . {\displaystyle \omega =\Omega (k).} In the special case Ω( k ) = ck , with c a constant, the waves are called non-dispersive, since all frequencies travel at the same phase speed c . For instance electromagnetic waves in vacuum are non-dispersive. In case of other forms of

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