In a transverse wave, the oscillation (vibration) is at right angles to the direction of energy transfer. The particles move up and down as the wave moves from left to right.

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(Phys.org)—Using data from the first-ever gravitational waves detected last year, along with a theoretical analysis, physicists have shown that gravitational waves may oscillate between two ...

In short, this result cemented the idea of neutrino oscillation within the physics community. This year’s Nobel Prize brings the total number of physics laureates to 201.

The mechanism of the oscillation—the interactions of the waves with the background fluid flow—has since become a prime example in a large class of problems in nonlinear physics, which has even ...

Physicists have developed a novel type of detector that enables the oscillation profile of light waves to be precisely determined. Physicists in the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics at Ludwig ...

Topological oceans: a Kelvin wave Topological water currents could exist in Earth’s oceans, according to physicists in the France and the US. The team has made a connection between the physics that ...