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Parallel polarisations are the divergence of the vibrations (Del . dV/dr) and Perpendicular polarisations are Curl of the vibrations (Del x dV/dr).

The parallel polarisations is associated with the scalar wave and the perpendicular polarisations are associated with the vector wave.

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