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Is the propagation of a wave simple harmonic motion?
Simple harmonic motion is defined when the restoring force is proportional to the displacement. Hooke's Law F = -kx is an example. However at my level of understanding I have not yet read about the relationship between forces and waves and was just curious if the restoring force is proportional to the displacement when it comes to the propagation of a wave?
Simple harmonic motion is defined when the restoring force is proportional to the displacement. Hooke's Law F = -kx is an example. However at my level of understanding I have not yet read about the relationship between forces and waves and was just curious if the restoring force is proportional to the displacement when it comes to the propagation of a wave?