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Wave Function
Wave Function Most of us have seen the formation of ripples when a pebble is dropped into a pond. The ripples are produced due to the disturbance created by the pebble. The ripples travel in concentric circles of ever-increasing radius till they strike the boundary of the pond. Place a toy boat near the disturbance. You will observe that the toy boat does not move towards or away from the source of disturbance, but just moves up and down at the same point. This indicates that the water does not move forward but the particles of water move up and down about its original position and it is the disturbance, which moves forward. The formation of ripples on the surface of water is an example of wave motion.Let us study more about these waves in this section.
Wave Function
Wave Function Most of us have seen the formation of ripples when a pebble is dropped into a pond. The ripples are produced due to the disturbance created by the pebble. The ripples travel in concentric circles of ever-increasing radius till they strike the boundary of the pond. Place a toy boat near the disturbance. You will observe that the toy boat does not move towards or away from the source of disturbance, but just moves up and down at the same point. This indicates that the water does not move forward but the particles of water move up and down about its original position and it is the disturbance, which moves forward. The formation of ripples on the surface of water is an example of wave motion.Let us study more about these waves in this section.