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the tricky thing is distinguishing that which is being moved by the wave from the wave itself if the wave is the energy moving, the energy is being moved by th
by ysofunny 2y ago
the tricky thing is distinguishing that which is being moved by the wave from the wave itself
if the wave is the energy moving, the energy is being moved by the wave, but then what's the wave? clearly not energy
if the wave is moving the energy around, the channel (or medium) is the wave!
- neom 2y agoI always thought about it more like water waves, where the wave is both the medium and the channel? I guess I've been thinking about it wrong!
- moffkalast 2y agoBelieve it or not, also a wave.
- layer8 2y agoEverything is necessarily (?) just stuff changing in relation to other stuff. The wave is the change.
- IshKebab 2y agoThe wave is a change in whatever the wave type is (air, pressure, EM field strength, water height, etc.). I think your comment is a bit confused tbh. I did a PhD on waves... and tbh I didn't really understand them until then.