scott wrote:
>> So I have a small question for the POV-Ray memetic search engine: How 
>> much energy does a wave have?
> 
> 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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