Wave equation
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title:
Wave equation
text:
The wave equation is a second-order linear partial differential equation for the description of waves or standing wave fields such as mechanical waves or electromagnetic waves. It arises in fields like acoustics, electromagnetism, and fluid dynamics. This article focuses on waves in classical physics. Quantum physics uses an operator-based wave equation often as a relativistic wave equation.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Differential equation important in physics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_equation
date created:
2001-10-04T01:59:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T10:12:43Z
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