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scott wrote:
>> So I have a small question for the POV-Ray memetic search engine: How
>> much energy does a wave have?
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> What sort of wave?
Does it make a difference? I thought the properties of waves were fairly
universal.
> The energy of a photon is easy to look up, and depends only on the
> wavelength (lower wavelength = more energy).
Or, to put it another way, higher frequency = more energy.
> For water waves, I would imagine you need to look at the potential
> energy of the water as it moves up and down, look up Wave Energy on
> wikipedia - it has some formulas and example calculations.
Sound waves are what really interest me, but presumably water waves
being mechanical have similar properties...
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