Physics A-Level
Unpolarised transverse wave
What Unpolarised transverse wave means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A wave whose oscillation direction is randomly distributed around the line of travel, so every perpendicular plane contains oscillations.
Topics that use Unpolarised transverse wave
- Longitudinal and transverse waves (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Classification of waves
- Compressions and rarefactions
- Evidence for transverse nature
- Longitudinal
- Longitudinal wave
- Polarisation
- Polarising filter
- Polaroid material
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