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Applying dimensional analysis to wave dispersion

  • Gratton J
  • Perazzo C
American Journal of Physics (2007) 75(2) 158-160
DOI: 10.1119/1.2372471
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Abstract

We show that dimensional analysis supplemented by physical insight determines if a wave has dispersion, without recourse to sophisticated mathematical tools.

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Gratton, J., & Perazzo, C. A. (2007). Applying dimensional analysis to wave dispersion. American Journal of Physics, 75(2), 158–160. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2372471

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