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Page 1: Wave Motion - UofL Department of Physics & Astronomy 355 fall 18/notes/chapter … · Wave Motion Chapter 2 of Optics Eugene Hecht, 5 th Edition. Fall 2018 Prof. Sergio B. Mendes

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Wave MotionChapter 2 of Optics

Eugene Hecht, 5th Edition

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Waves: propagation of energy, not particles

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Longitudinal Waves:disturbance is along the direction of

wave propagation

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Transverse Waves:disturbance is perpendicular to the

direction of wave propagation

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Waves with Longitudinal Transverse Motions

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Amplitude of a Wave

height

pressure

longitudinal displacement

transverse displacement

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a pulse

a wave train

a continuous harmonic wave

Different Waveforms

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Two Snapshots of a Wave Pulse

𝑡𝑡 = 0

𝑦𝑦 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 0 = 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥

𝑡𝑡 ≥ 0

𝑦𝑦 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡

propagating with velocity v along the x-axis

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Propagation towards Positive x-direction𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡

Propagation towards Negative x-direction

𝑣𝑣 > 0

𝑣𝑣 > 0

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𝜓𝜓(𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡) = 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡

Fingerprint of the Wave Phenomena: 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑒𝑒−𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡𝜎𝜎2

2

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 0 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑒𝑒−𝑥𝑥2𝜎𝜎2

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 0 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑒𝑒−𝑥𝑥𝜎𝜎 𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑒𝑒−

𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡𝜎𝜎

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 0 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡

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𝜓𝜓(𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡) = 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡

Therefore:

𝑣𝑣 = −�𝜕𝜕𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡�𝜕𝜕𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2

=1𝑣𝑣2𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

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𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2

=1𝑣𝑣2𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

Wave Equation

• 2nd order partial differential equation

• Linear equation in 𝝍𝝍 : 𝝍𝝍, 𝝏𝝏𝜶𝜶𝝍𝝍, 𝝏𝝏𝜶𝜶𝟐𝟐𝝍𝝍,

• Homogeneous equation: no term involving independent variables

If 𝝍𝝍𝟏𝟏 and 𝝍𝝍𝟐𝟐 are solutions then 𝝍𝝍𝟏𝟏 + 𝝍𝝍𝟐𝟐 is also a solution equation.

If 𝝍𝝍 is a solution then 𝒂𝒂 𝝍𝝍 is also a solution equation.

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Principle of Superposition

If 𝝍𝝍𝟏𝟏 and 𝝍𝝍𝟐𝟐 are solutions to the wave equation then 𝒂𝒂 𝝍𝝍𝟏𝟏 + 𝒃𝒃 𝝍𝝍𝟐𝟐 is also a solution equation.

Wave superposition is the foundation of wave phenomena such as interference and diffraction

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A Harmonic Wave Solution:

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐵𝐵 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀′

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀 + 𝐵𝐵 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀′

or

or

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Let’s consider:

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

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Wavelength ina Harmonic Wave

𝑡𝑡 = 𝑓𝑓𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥𝑒𝑒𝑓𝑓

𝑘𝑘 ≡2 𝜋𝜋𝜆𝜆

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝑥𝑥

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Period ina Harmonic Wave

𝑥𝑥 = 𝑓𝑓𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥𝑒𝑒𝑓𝑓

𝜏𝜏 ≡𝜆𝜆𝑣𝑣

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝜏𝜏

𝜏𝜏

𝜏𝜏

𝑡𝑡

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Wave Speed

𝑣𝑣 =𝜆𝜆𝜏𝜏𝜏𝜏

𝜏𝜏

𝜏𝜏

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A Few Definitions:

𝑘𝑘 ≡2 𝜋𝜋𝜆𝜆

Wave Number

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝑓𝑓 ≡1𝜏𝜏

Angular Frequency

= 2 𝜋𝜋 𝑓𝑓

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝜔𝜔 ≡2 𝜋𝜋𝜏𝜏

Frequency

𝑣𝑣 =𝜆𝜆𝜏𝜏

𝑣𝑣 =𝜔𝜔𝑘𝑘

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𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

= 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡

𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 ≡ 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀Phase:

Amplitude: 𝐴𝐴

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Constant Phase

𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 ≡ 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝑓𝑓𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑘𝑘 𝑓𝑓𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑓𝑓𝑡𝑡

𝑓𝑓𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 0

𝑓𝑓𝑥𝑥𝑓𝑓𝑡𝑡

=𝜔𝜔𝑘𝑘 =

𝜆𝜆𝜏𝜏

𝑘𝑘 𝑓𝑓𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑓𝑓𝑡𝑡 = 0

𝑣𝑣𝑝𝑝𝑝 =

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The Wave Equation𝜓𝜓(𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡) = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝜕𝜕𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥

= − 𝑘𝑘 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2

= − 𝑘𝑘2 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝜕𝜕𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡

= 𝜔𝜔 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

= − 𝜔𝜔2 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

1𝑘𝑘2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2

=1𝜔𝜔2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2

=1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

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Complex Numbers

�̃�𝑧 ≡ 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑦𝑥𝑥,𝑦𝑦 ∈ ℛℯ

�̃�𝑧1 = 𝑥𝑥1 + 𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑦1�̃�𝑧2 = 𝑥𝑥2 + 𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑦2

�̃�𝑧1 + �̃�𝑧2 = 𝑥𝑥1 + 𝑥𝑥2 + 𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑦1 + 𝑦𝑦2

𝑠𝑠 ≡ −1

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Euler Formula

𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜃𝜃 + 𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃

𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜃𝜃 =12𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃 + 𝑒𝑒− 𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃

𝑒𝑒− 𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜃𝜃 − 𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃

𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃 =1

2 𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃 − 𝑒𝑒− 𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃

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�̃�𝑧 ≡ 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑦

𝑥𝑥 = 𝑟𝑟 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜃𝜃

𝑦𝑦 = 𝑟𝑟 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃

𝜃𝜃 = 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑠𝑠−1𝑦𝑦𝑥𝑥

𝑟𝑟 = 𝑥𝑥2 + 𝑦𝑦2

Graphical Representation

𝑦𝑦

𝑥𝑥

𝑟𝑟

𝜃𝜃

= 𝑟𝑟 𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃

𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜃𝜃 + 𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃𝑟𝑟 𝑟𝑟 𝑟𝑟

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�̃�𝑧∗ ≡ 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑦

�̃�𝑧 �̃�𝑧∗ = 𝑥𝑥2 + 𝑦𝑦2 = 𝑟𝑟2

�̃�𝑧 = 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑦

Complex Conjugate

= 𝑟𝑟 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜃𝜃 + 𝑠𝑠 𝑟𝑟 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃 = 𝑟𝑟 𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃

= 𝑟𝑟 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜃𝜃 − 𝑠𝑠 𝑟𝑟 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃 = 𝑟𝑟 𝑒𝑒− 𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃

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𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡

= ℛℯ 𝐴𝐴 𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑖 𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥,𝑡𝑡

Complex Notation for Waves

𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡

𝐴𝐴

𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡

𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡

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𝜓𝜓1 = 𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑1 𝜓𝜓2 = 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑2

𝜓𝜓 = 𝜓𝜓1 + 𝜓𝜓2

&

Adding Waves

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𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑 = 𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑1 + 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑2𝐴𝐴 = ? ?𝜑𝜑 = ? ?

to be determined

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Graphical Representation & Phasor:

𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑1

𝐴𝐴1𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑1

𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑2

𝐴𝐴2𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑2𝜑𝜑2

𝜑𝜑1

𝜑𝜑

𝐴𝐴𝜑𝜑2 − 𝜑𝜑1

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𝜓𝜓1 = 𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑1 𝜓𝜓2 = 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑2𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑 = 𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑1 + 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑2

𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑 = 𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑1 + 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑2𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑠𝑠 𝛼𝛼 =

𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑1 + 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑2𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑1 + 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑2

𝐴𝐴2 = 𝐴𝐴12 + 𝐴𝐴22 + 2 𝐴𝐴1 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑2 − 𝜑𝜑1

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𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑠𝑠 𝛼𝛼 =𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑1 + 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑2𝐴𝐴1 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑1 + 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑2

𝐴𝐴2 = 𝐴𝐴12 + 𝐴𝐴22 + 2 𝐴𝐴1 𝐴𝐴2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑2 − 𝜑𝜑1

Phase:

Amplitude:

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Extending the Wave Equation from 1D to 3D:

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2

=1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2

+𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑦𝑦2

+𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑧𝑧2

=1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

3D1D

𝜓𝜓 𝒓𝒓, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝒌𝒌 . 𝒓𝒓 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

Harmonic Plane WaveHarmonic Wave

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𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2

+𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑦𝑦2

+𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑧𝑧2

=1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

𝜓𝜓 𝒓𝒓, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝒌𝒌 . 𝒓𝒓 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

Harmonic Plane Wave:

𝒌𝒌 . 𝒓𝒓 = 𝑘𝑘𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑘𝑘𝑦𝑦 𝑦𝑦 + 𝑘𝑘𝑧𝑧 𝑧𝑧

𝑘𝑘𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑘𝑦𝑦2 + 𝑘𝑘𝑧𝑧 2 =

𝜔𝜔2

𝑣𝑣2𝑣𝑣 =

𝜔𝜔𝑘𝑘

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𝜓𝜓 𝒓𝒓, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝒌𝒌. 𝒓𝒓 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

Why the name: Plane Wave ?

𝒌𝒌

𝑆𝑆1𝑆𝑆2

𝑆𝑆3𝑆𝑆4

𝒓𝒓1 ∈ 𝑆𝑆1𝒓𝒓1

𝒌𝒌 . 𝒓𝒓1 = 𝒌𝒌 𝑏𝑏

𝜓𝜓 𝒓𝒓1, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑐𝑐𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑠𝑠𝑡𝑡

𝑏𝑏

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𝒌𝒌

𝑆𝑆1

𝑆𝑆2

𝒓𝒓1

�𝒌𝒌𝑐𝑐

𝜑𝜑 𝒓𝒓1, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝒌𝒌 . 𝒓𝒓1 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝜑𝜑 𝒓𝒓2, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝜑𝜑 𝒓𝒓1 + 𝑐𝑐 �𝒌𝒌, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝒌𝒌 . 𝒓𝒓1 + 𝑐𝑐 �𝒌𝒌 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

= 𝜑𝜑 𝒓𝒓1, 𝑡𝑡 + 𝑘𝑘 𝑐𝑐

𝑘𝑘 𝑐𝑐 = 2𝜋𝜋 𝑐𝑐 = 𝜆𝜆 =2𝜋𝜋𝑘𝑘

𝒓𝒓2 = 𝒓𝒓1 + 𝑐𝑐 �𝒌𝒌

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𝜓𝜓 𝒓𝒓, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝒌𝒌. 𝒓𝒓 − 𝜔𝜔 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝒌𝒌

Harmonic Plane Wave:

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𝑟𝑟 = 𝑥𝑥2 + 𝑦𝑦2 + 𝑧𝑧2

𝜑𝜑 = 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑠𝑠−1𝑦𝑦𝑥𝑥

𝜃𝜃 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐−1𝑧𝑧

𝑥𝑥2 + 𝑦𝑦2 + 𝑧𝑧2

𝑥𝑥 = 𝑟𝑟 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜑𝜑

𝑦𝑦 = 𝑟𝑟 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜑𝜑

𝑧𝑧 = 𝑟𝑟 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝜃𝜃

Spherical Coordinates

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𝛻𝛻2 =1𝑟𝑟2

𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

𝑟𝑟2𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

+1

𝑟𝑟2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜃𝜃

𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜃𝜃

+1

𝑟𝑟2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝜃𝜃𝜕𝜕2

𝜕𝜕𝜑𝜑2

𝜕𝜕2

𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2+

𝜕𝜕2

𝜕𝜕𝑦𝑦2+𝜕𝜕2

𝜕𝜕𝑧𝑧2𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥,𝑦𝑦, 𝑧𝑧, 𝑡𝑡 =

1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓 𝑥𝑥,𝑦𝑦, 𝑧𝑧, 𝑡𝑡𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

𝛻𝛻2 =𝜕𝜕2

𝜕𝜕𝑥𝑥2+

𝜕𝜕2

𝜕𝜕𝑦𝑦2+𝜕𝜕2

𝜕𝜕𝑧𝑧2

1𝑟𝑟2

𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

𝑟𝑟2𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

+1

𝑟𝑟2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜃𝜃

𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜃𝜃

+1

𝑟𝑟2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝜃𝜃𝜕𝜕2

𝜕𝜕𝜑𝜑2𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟,𝜑𝜑,𝜃𝜃, 𝑡𝑡 =

1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟,𝜑𝜑,𝜃𝜃, 𝑡𝑡𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

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𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟,𝜑𝜑, 𝜃𝜃, 𝑡𝑡 = 𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡

Spherical Symmetry

1𝑟𝑟2

𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

𝑟𝑟2𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡 =1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

1𝑟𝑟2

𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

𝑟𝑟2𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

+1

𝑟𝑟2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜃𝜃

𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜃𝜃

+1

𝑟𝑟2 𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝜃𝜃𝜕𝜕2

𝜕𝜕𝜑𝜑2𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟,𝜑𝜑, 𝜃𝜃, 𝑡𝑡 =

1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟,𝜑𝜑,𝜃𝜃, 𝑡𝑡𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

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1𝑟𝑟2

𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

𝑟𝑟2𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟

𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡 =1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡 ≡𝑓𝑓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑟

𝜕𝜕2𝑓𝑓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡𝜕𝜕𝑟𝑟2

=1𝑣𝑣2

𝜕𝜕2𝑓𝑓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡𝜕𝜕𝑡𝑡2

𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡 =𝑓𝑓 𝑟𝑟 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡

𝑟𝑟

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𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡 =𝑓𝑓 𝑟𝑟 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡

𝑟𝑟

𝜓𝜓 𝑟𝑟, 𝑡𝑡 =𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑟𝑟 − 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝑟𝑟

=𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑘𝑘 𝑟𝑟 − 𝜔𝜔𝑡𝑡 + 𝜀𝜀

𝑟𝑟Spherical (diverging) Wave