Can Waves be Created by Body Movements?

International Journal of Applied Physics

© 2023 by SSRG - IJAP Journal

Volume 10 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2023

Authors : Sophonie Thomas, Dipti Sharma

10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V10I1P102

How to Cite?

Sophonie Thomas, Dipti Sharma, "Can Waves be Created by Body Movements?," SSRG International Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 10,  no. 1, pp. 1-5, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V10I1P102

Abstract:

Waves are found everywhere, and you can notice them if you know how they are formed. According to the Physics of Waves, any repetitive motion can create a wave. Wave can be created in any medium, no matter if it is water or air. The repetitive movement of any part of the human body can also create waves. This is the goal of this research project on how to create waves with some types of body movement. For the experiments, one hand, half arm, full arm, and both hands and legs were used for a repetitive motion to generate waves. Body movements created several waves, and it was observed that when the amplitude is kept constant, the height of the wave in the graph becomes constant, and when the time period of the wave is constant, then the frequency of the wave is found to be constant. Details of each wave can be seen in the paper. The graphs of waves were plotted using Logger Pro. These movements show how concepts of Waves be applied to daily life activities to visualize and understand the concepts of waves in Physics.

Keywords:

Waves, Sine wave, Amplitude, Frequency, Angular speed, Time period, Repetitive movement

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