Frequency dispersion in groups of gravity waves on the surface of deep water. The red square moves with the phase velocity, and the green circles propagate with the group velocity. In this deep-water case, the phase velocity is twice the group velocity. The red square overtakes two green circles when moving from the left to the right of the figure. New waves seem to emerge at the back of a wave group, grow in amplitude until they are at the center of the group, and vanish at the wave group front. For surface gravity waves, the water particle velocities are much smaller than the phase velocity, in most cases.Propagation of a wave packet demonstrating a phase velocity greater than the group velocity without dispersion.This shows a wave with the group velocity and phase velocity going in different directions.[1] The group velocity is positive (i.e., the envelope of the wave moves rightward), while the phase velocity is negative (i.e., the peaks and troughs move leftward).
The group velocity of a wave is the velocity with which the overall envelope shape of the wave's amplitudes—known as the modulation or envelope of the wave—propagates through space.
For example, if a stone is thrown into the middle of a very still pond, a circular pattern of waves with a quiescent center appears in the water, also known as a capillary wave. The expanding ring of waves is the wave group or wave packet, within which one can discern individual waves that travel faster than the group as a whole. The amplitudes of the individual waves grow as they emerge from the trailing edge of the group and diminish as they approach the leading edge of the group.
^Nemirovsky, Jonathan; Rechtsman, Mikael C; Segev, Mordechai (9 April 2012). "Negative radiation pressure and negative effective refractive index via dielectric birefringence". Optics Express. 20 (8): 8907–8914. Bibcode:2012OExpr..20.8907N. doi:10.1364/OE.20.008907. PMID 22513601.
The groupvelocity of a wave is the velocity with which the overall envelope shape of the wave's amplitudes—known as the modulation or envelope of the...
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dispersion relation, one can calculate the frequency-dependent phase velocity and groupvelocity of each sinusoidal component of a wave in the medium, as a function...
proven more useful.) De Broglie identified the velocity of the particle, v, with the wave groupvelocity in free space: v g ≡ ∂ ω ∂ k = d ν d ( 1 / λ )...
classical velocity of the particle. The groupvelocity is the (approximate) speed at which the whole wave packet propagates, while the phase velocity is the...
through space. Stellar kinematics encompasses the measurement of stellar velocities in the Milky Way and its satellites as well as the internal kinematics...
equation. There are two velocities that are associated with waves, the phase velocity and the groupvelocity. Phase velocity is the rate at which the...
{1}{v}}.} The phase velocity is the speed at which the crests or the phase of the wave moves, which may be different from the groupvelocity, the speed at which...
continuum mechanics the flow velocity in fluid dynamics, also macroscopic velocity in statistical mechanics, or drift velocity in electromagnetism, is a...
at its own speed, called the phase velocity, while the energy of the disturbance propagates at the groupvelocity. The same phenomenon occurs with light...
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signal velocity can exceed the speed of a light pulse in a vacuum (by special relativity). Signal velocity is usually equal to groupvelocity (the speed...
stiffness Groupvelocity, the propagation velocity for the envelope of wave groups and often of wave energy, different from the phase velocity for dispersive...
_{\mathbf {k} }E_{n}({\mathbf {k} }).} This is the same formula as the groupvelocity of a wave. More specifically, due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle...
{dv_{\mathrm {g} }}{d\lambda }}} where vg is the groupvelocity. For a uniform medium, the groupvelocity is v g = c ( n − λ d n d λ ) − 1 {\displaystyle...
optical pulse or other modulation of an optical carrier at a very low groupvelocity. Slow light occurs when a propagating pulse is substantially slowed...
waves, phase velocity, and groupvelocity – date from the mid-1800s. The idea of a groupvelocity distinct from a wave's phase velocity was first proposed...
filter with maximally-flat group delay Legendre filter — from the example section Eye pattern Groupvelocity — "The groupvelocity of light in a medium is...
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the group, grows when moving towards the group center and finally disappears at the back of the group. Phase velocity is two thirds of groupvelocity in...
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