The principle of superposition for waves

Details The principle of superposition for waves The principle of superposition for waves

2010-05-18

arxiv.org/abs/1005.3237v1

Physics

Classical Physics

8 pages, 2 figures, submitted

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In this paper we will argue that the superposition of waves can be calculated and taught in a simple way. We show, using the Gauss's method to sum an arithmetic sequence, how we can construct the superposition of waves - with different frequencies - in a simple conceptual way that it is easy to teach. By this method we arrive to the usual result where we can express the superposition of waves as the product of factors, one of them with a cosine funtion where the argument is the average frequency. Most important, we will show that the superposition of waves with sligthly different frequencies produces a \emph{phase modulation} thogether with an amplitude moldulation. It is important to emphasize this result because, to the best of our knowledge, almost all textbooks only mention that there is an amplitude modulation.

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