Scientific Ontology

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Waves

Wave Speed

Speed at which a wave propagates.

metre per second (m/s)

Dimension: $[\,L T^{-1}\,]$

How values of wave speed span the physical world (in m/s, log scale).

Sound in air

3.43 × 10² m/s

Sound in steel

5.00 × 10³ m/s

Light in vacuum

3.00 × 10⁸ m/s

Lower limit10⁰ m/sUpper limit3.00 × 10⁸ m/s

Wave Speed Relation

v = f \lambda