🌊 Wave Simulator
📖 The Physics
A wave is a clever trick: it carries energy across a distance while the material itself barely moves. Watch the red dot — each particle only bobs up and down in place, yet the wave marches steadily to the right.
The wavelength λ is the length of one full cycle, the frequency f is how many cycles pass each second, and the amplitude sets how tall the wave is (its energy).
y = A·sin(kx − ωt), k = 2π/λ, ω = 2πf
Wave speed: v = f·λ = λ / T
Raise the frequency or the wavelength and the wave travels faster. Amplitude changes the height (and energy) but not the speed.
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