Surface wave facts for kids
In physics, a surface wave can refer to a mechanical wave that propagates along the interface between differing media, usually two fluids with different densities. A surface wave can also be an electromagnetic wave guided by a refractive index gradient. For radio waves, a ground wave is a surface wave that propagates close to the surface of the Earth.
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Waves
- Ocean surface waves, internal waves and crests, dispersion, and freak waves
- List of wave topics
People
- Arnold Sommerfeld – published the mathematical treatise on the zenneck wave
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The E-field of a surface plasmon polariton at an silver-air interface, at a low frequency corresponding to a free-space wavelength of 10μm. At this frequency, the silver behaves approximately as a perfect electric conductor, and the SPP is called a Sommerfeld-Zenneck wave, with almost the same wavelength as the free-space wavelength.
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Diving grebe creates surface waves
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