[2] An oscillator is creating circular waves on a sheet of material. The oscillator puts 0.10 W into the energy of the wave. Keeping in mind that the wave moves outward in two dimensions, invent a relation for the intensity of the wave as a function of radius from the source. Do not just look up the formula in the text, it isn't correct in this case; instead, understand the idea of the intensity and work from that in 2 dimensions.

[2] An oscillator is creating circular waves on a sheet of material. The oscillator puts 0.10 W into the energy of the wave. Keeping in mind that the wave moves outward in two dimensions, invent a relation for the intensity of the wave as a function of radius from the source. Do not just look up the formula in the text, it isn't correct in this case; instead, understand the idea of the intensity and work from that in 2 dimensions.

University Physics Volume 1

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Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

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Chapter15: Oscillations

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