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What is meant by plane wave?
A plane wave is parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave and whose wave fronts are infinite parallel planes. These waves are plane and not spherical with increasing radius. In plane-wave disturbances propagated in a single direction like string waves.
How does a plane wave work?
Plane waves are a special case of waves where a physical quantity, such as phase, is constant over a plane that is perpendicular to the direction of wave travel. Just like periodic waves, plane waves have a wavelength, frequency, and wave speed.
Why is it called a plane wave?
A plane wave is a wave whose wavefronts are infinite parallel planes and it is parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave. These waves are plane and not spherical with increasing radius. Was this answer helpful?
