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Plane waves travel parallel to each other in the same plane hence the name.
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What are straight light waves called?
Plane waves.
Light waves that vibrate in only one plane are called what?
Light waves that vibrate in only one plane are called polarized.
Does plane polarization occur in a transverse waves?
Transverse waves can be plane-polarized; longitudinal waves can not be.
What is the difference between plane waves and spherical waves?
spherical waves at far distance act like plane wave
What is an explanation of difference types of wavefront?
plane waves , spherical waves , cylinderical waves
Electromagnetic waves in lossless dielectric and lossy?
plane waves in lossy dielectrics
The earth travels around the sun ojn what plane?
That plane is called the Ecliptic.That plane is called the Ecliptic.That plane is called the Ecliptic.That plane is called the Ecliptic.
S and p polarized em wave?
P polarized waves have electric field the plane of incedence while S polarized waves have electric field which is perpendicular to the plane of incidence
Are longitudinal waves plane polarized?
No. Since longitudinal waves are vibrating in the direction that they are traveling, polarization has no meaning in their case.
What are waves produces by earthquakes called?
The waves produced by earthquakes are called seismic waves.
What are earth waves called?
They're called 'seismic' waves.
Upper atmoshperic waves are also called?
They are called by either Planetary waves or Rossby waves.
