Energy in one-dimensional linear waves in a string

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/31/5/L01MaRDI QIDQ3053668zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Lior M. Burko

Publication date 29 October 2010

Published in European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1007.3962

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Strings (74K05)

Abstract: We consider the energy density and energy transfer in small amplitude, one-dimensional waves on a string, and find that the common expressions used in textbooks for the introductory physics with calculus course give wrong results for some cases, including standing waves. We discuss the origin of the problem, and how it can be corrected in a way appropriate for the introductory calculus based physics course.

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