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what is a wave front

dixith

by dixith at December 31, 2011

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A wave front is the locus (a line, or, in a wave propagating in 3 dimensions, a surface) of points having the same phase. So, it is essentially a line that is perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving, or the ray of the wave. I hope that makes sense.

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