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Mechanical Wave - *Periodic* disturbance which *requires material medium* (i.e. solid, liquid or gas) *for its propagation*.
These waves are characterized by the motion of the particles of a medium.
These waves have well defined characteristics.
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If the particles of a medium oscillate to and fro in the direction of wave propagation -> longitudinal wave
If the particles of a medium oscillate to and fro perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation -> Transverse wave
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ii. Electromagnetic Wave
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iii. Matter Wave
In quantum mechanics, particles such as electrons and photons exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties—a concept known as wave-particle duality. Matter waves refer to the wave aspect of this duality.
<caption>Matter Waves - Remark - Just as light can behave like both waves and individual particles, matter (ex. electrons) can also exhibit wave like behaviour under certain coditions.
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Matter Waves - Remark - Just as light can behave like both waves and individual particles, matter (ex. electrons) can also exhibit wave like behaviour under certain coditions.
Physicist Louis de Broglie introduced the idea in 1924 that particles have their associated wavelengths.
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