Wave Interference

[888Kharami]

OMG that looks like the Taoist Bagua Symbol...never before have I experianced it as true...thank you-

[DonCorleoneQ8]

the Energy is relative.

If you set your average at 10, and you have an amplitude of +3. then the destructive waves energy amplitude is +7 and the constructive waves amplitude is +13.

the Energy is there, the numbers only give us a measurements relative to the average ( usually = 0, for simplicity )

[i3rdiTubeSock]

When the to waves are destructive, they simply cancel each other out.

Say the aplitude of the crest is +2 cm and the trough of the wave is -2 cm they combine to cancel each other out.

[KillerXoX]

when theres 2 destructive waves

where does the energy go ?

[mrg3]

@KillerXoX where there is destructive interference, there is less energy, but there are also other places where there is constructive interference where the energy is greater.

[JoshAlfred27]

@KillerXoX there's no destruction just transference.

[uploadmyvideos123]

@KillerXoX Its dissipated to the environment most likely, where else could it possibly go?

[dedly13]

@KillerXoX passes through one another

[Homie0static]

When you think about this what does it say about the big bang theory? Two waves equals two explosions. 

[goatphilososphy]

jello andcustard

[johny260]

I am interested in studying wave interference, especially standing wave patterns. What software did you use to simulate this?

[mrg3]

@johny260 I use a POV-Ray to create the images for the frames of animation, and then VirtualDub or QuickTime Pro to combine the individual images into the animation file. The waves are not simulated; I used the mathematical description of the waves to create the surface contours you see in the animation.

[johny260]

@mrg3 Thanks. Do you know of any simulation software out there?

[AlecTeal]

You've done it wrong, if you notice when they're in phase, they are the origional height:

Superposition states that they add; the resultant wave is the sum of its products, it should doulbe in height at constructive and become flat at destructive.

[mrg3]

@AlecTeal If you look closely at the first 6 seconds of video (which is the ONLY part where you can see the wave height from just one source), the heights of the wave peaks when interference occurs ARE twice the height of wave from a single source. The interference pattern depends upon both space and time.

The only artificial/fake part of this video is the lack of a decrease in amplitude with distance from the sources, which I omitted for pedagogical reasons.

[gravitymindofgod]

Intertwined spiral Symbolic of eternal nature. Thank You

[Piisteins]

It looks like Yin and yang. haha

[lukbd]

wtf is that

[antitna]

exactly as the description tells us: Wave Interference

[donotmockthecocksock]

I agree.

[kirbird]

:D!

[Hoolaygon]

Might I add, that if such a pattern was to occur outside of simulation, that the amplitude of the resulting joint-oscillation pattern would not reach such levels of co-frequency and thus the symmetry of the expanding central influx could not be perfectly ornamented. To perceive this as an accurate interference ersatz would not be taking into account the factors of external coercion.

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@Hoolaygon yes, but how do you suppose the milky way achieves this pattern? and plus it's not perfect it does split a few lines, but i think that's just part of the growth(or shrinking, i think we're being drawn into a black hole in the center of our galaxy.)

[kirbird]

I am intrigued by the enormously diverse structure that this video perceives. The velocity of the diameter equals practically the same amount as the coefficient if collaborated with the dodecahedron. Thus, we have to expect the force of such monstrosity, to cir cum the nodal lines present in a number of occasions.

[metalmask1000]

Oh child, your foolishness gives me such comedic pleasure. For it is the corridor of the waves outer edge that provides the torque for such a reaction to occur, and when keeping Newtons 3rd Law in mind, such a occurrence is ridiculous at best.

[kirbird]

Why, your pessimistic approach to this enthralls me. Altough, I must say, it is blatently obvoius that this phenomonom deserves credit for it''s amazing ability to abide to the laws of gravity. And besides, I did accouting :D

[Maxpow33r]

@metalmask1000 Your probably right in context but seriously you do sound like a fag :s

[vincemcneal600]

nice sea

[ArikBulldog]

This is great! Thanks!

[loveandbullets07]

you are one super smart person

[smellyfish555]

Why art thou so homosexual? No seriously, why would you delete such intellectual and sciency comments?

[hollymoon21]

is this a constructive or a destructive wave interference? thanks.

[mrg3]

Actually it is both, depending on where on the waves you are looking at.  At the end view (from above) you see lines emanating from the center. These lines are flat areas where the two sources cancel (destructive interference)and are where the red rings (wave crests) meet green rings (wave troughs).

In between these are the bands of max waves (constructive interference where crests meet crests and troughs meet troughs).

[hollymoon21]

thanks a lot for explaining that for me. i'm not sure i got it all right, but i'm gonna study and try to understand it more thoroughly. also, thanks for posting the video :)

[signupful]

@hollymoon21 it is interference because it increasing one by one if it is destructive than it will decrease .

[crissybear12087]

i see the nodal lines!

[Max11551]

Hi, I was just wondering what software or language you used to create this animation of interfering waves?

[legoklods]

silent and crepy...

[Charlykit]

Very Intresting to see what effect the two waves have on each other. Does effect differ between different wave sizes e.g. rdio waves, gamma waves, or does it stay the same?

[mrg3]

The effect is pretty much the same regardless of the wavelength, however the pattern would be scaled with the size of the wavelength. To mimic this particular pattern, you'd need to two wave sources to be 3 wavelengths apart.

I did cheat a little bit with intensity (the wave amplitude does not decrease with distance from the source as it would in a physical situation) in order to more clearly illustrate the interference pattern.

[Charlykit]

Okay, thank you. I enjoy your videos.

[RexNunc]

Gee, Thanks, 1.618033.....!