What is wave speed?

TY - GEN

T1 - What is wave speed?

AU - Tysseling, A. S.

AU - Vardy, A. E.

PY - 2016/3

Y1 - 2016/3

N2 - The concept of "wave speed" is at the heart of most descriptions of wave motion, whether qualitative or quantitative. However, (is argued in this paper that the term wave speed is interpreted differently by analysts using different mathematical methods of representing wave mOtion It is shown that, whereas the implications of the inconsistency are often insignificant, that outcome is not guaranteed Furthermore, even if the different usages never had any consequences for practical predictions of wave behaviour, the ambiguous use of terminology inevitably creates communication barriers between disciplines. The discussion begins with a descnprion of simple waves as observed by lay persons and their interpretations have a strong influence on the assessment of the alternative mathematical approaches Overall, in the matter of wave speed, it is shown that lay persons' perspectives coincide more closely with frequency- domain methods than with MOC methods.

AB - The concept of "wave speed" is at the heart of most descriptions of wave motion, whether qualitative or quantitative. However, (is argued in this paper that the term wave speed is interpreted differently by analysts using different mathematical methods of representing wave mOtion It is shown that, whereas the implications of the inconsistency are often insignificant, that outcome is not guaranteed Furthermore, even if the different usages never had any consequences for practical predictions of wave behaviour, the ambiguous use of terminology inevitably creates communication barriers between disciplines. The discussion begins with a descnprion of simple waves as observed by lay persons and their interpretations have a strong influence on the assessment of the alternative mathematical approaches Overall, in the matter of wave speed, it is shown that lay persons' perspectives coincide more closely with frequency- domain methods than with MOC methods.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84966341145

UR - http://toc.proceedings.com/28928webtoc.pdf

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:84966341145

SN - 9781510817180

SP - 343

EP - 360

BT - BHR Group - 12th International Conference on Pressure Surges

PB - BHR Group Limited

T2 - BHR Group

Y2 - 18 November 2015 through 20 November 2015

ER -