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Transverse Traveling Wave on a Slinky
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A transverse traveling wave is sent through a slinky. It hits a fixed boundary and is reflected back.
Title: Transverse Traveling Wave on a Slinky
Keywords: transverse, traveling, wave, waves, slinky, spring, mechanical
Category: Mechanical Waves
Author: Matthias Liepe
Producer: Cornell University
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A transverse wave - one whose disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the wave - travels through a slinky. It strikes a fixed boundary, and is reflected. When it is reflected, the pulse turns upside down and travels in the opposite direction.