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Is it true that two waves cannot occupy the same space at the same time?
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∙ 14y ago
When you turn on the radio in your car, you have a choice of several radio stations.
And that doesn't even count the cellphone signals and mobile broadband signals
and the GPS signals that are also waving through the car at the same time.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoAn infinite number of waves can occupy a space simultaneously. The interesting thing is the way the waves will interact. for example, when the peaks of two waves meet, the waves total magnitude will be equal to the magnitude of their cross section. And, as one might infer from the fact stated above, when the crest of one wave meets with the valley of the other, the resulting crest (or valley) is equal to the difference of the two waves.
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∙ 11y agoIf the waves are of different types, then there is no interaction, and no problem. For example, sound and light.
Even in the case of electromagnetic waves, there is no conflict, such as radio waves and light waves.
When two waves of the same type interact, then an interference pattern is set up, commonly observed as a diffraction pattern. Also called a beat note in acoustics, but both parent waves are still present.
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∙ 12y agoThey interfere. The interference will be constructive (create a greater wave) if they are in phase, they will interfere destructively if they are out of phase.
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∙ 11y agoInterference
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∙ 9y agoInterference occurs
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∙ 7y agoThey can do.
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Things with what cannot share the same space at the same time?
Matter refers to something that takes up space. One of the ways that matter operates is that no two things can occupy the same space at the same time.
What happen if two cars occupy at the same space at the same time?
That means they crash.
How is physics related to chess?
Difficult question! Gravity keeps the pieces on the board? Two bodies cannot occupy the same physical space... Do you have any more information as to exactly what part of chess you mean?
What is the volume definition?
Volume = how much space an object occupies, that nothing else can occupy at the same time.
Can two objects occupy the same space at the same time?
we can be pausing the cameras, be secretly changing the places and others will definitely find you for pausing the cameras by trying at home everyone knows this When a jar gets full, we cannot keep more chocolates in it and I have already been proving with an example and that is why mass is not inversely proportional to volume when trying to fit larger masses but smaller volumes
What occurs when two or more waves occupy the same space at the same time-?
When two or more waves occupy the same space at the same time, an interference pattern is created.
What occurs when two or more waves occupied the same spaces at the same time?
When two or more waves occupy the same space at the same time, an interference pattern is created.
Can an object occupy a space which is occupied by another object?
No. With large objects it is easy to see that they cannot occupy the same space. Smaller objects can appear as if they can occupy the same space but, at the molecular level they cannot. For example, you can dissolve sugar in a glass of water and it looks as if they are both occupying the same shape - but they are not. At the sub-atomic level, the Pauli exclusion principle prevents objects (electrons) occupying the same space.
Does heat and light occupy spaced?
Heat does not occupy space, as heat is just particles vibrating more rapidly. However, if you heat something up, it will occupy more space, due to its particles vibrating over a wider area. Light is much more complicated due to the weirdness of quantum mechanics. Light is made of photons. They're particles but not in the same way that molecules, atoms, electrons, neutrons and protons are. Light can behave like waves of energy instead of particles. Normal particles such as electrons occupy a bit of space and 2 of them cannot occupy the same space at the same time. A photon occupies the bit of space it's in, sort of, but another photon can occupy the same space at the same time. So if you have an electon-sized space you can put only one electron in it. If you have a photo-sized space you can put as many photons into it as you want.
Things with what cannot share the same space at the same time?
Matter refers to something that takes up space. One of the ways that matter operates is that no two things can occupy the same space at the same time.
What occurs when two or more waves occupy the same space at same time?
They interfere. The interference will be constructive (create a greater wave) if they are in phase, they will interfere destructively if they are out of phase.
No two units of matter can occupy blank at the same blank.?
No two units of matter can occupy the same space at once. This is one of the primary properties of matter.
Does higgs boson occupy any space?
The Higgs boson, is well, a boson. All bosons follow Bose-Einstein statistics and are therefore CAN occupy the same quantum state (as opposed to fermions, i.e. matter, which cannot.) So basically, no. The Higgs boson does not occupy any space.
How is space defined according to physical science?
Space is the separation of objects. Two objects cannot occupy the same place at the same time. It is also what gives objects size and shape. It is how we measure objects.
What is the property of matter that does not occupy the same space at the same time?
impenetrability
Can 2 worlds be in the same place. this is not a joke can the man see things from other wolrd.?
Two distinct physical objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time, so no.
May two electrons occupy the same space orbital in an atom?
Two electrons can occupy the same space orbital in an atom if they have different spins. This is known as Hund's Rule.
