Longitudinal wave
From Glossary of Meteorology
longitudinal wave
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Also called compressional wave.) An irrotational plane wave A parallel to the propagation direction in the sense that if A = A0exp(ik · x − iωt), where k is the wave vector, then k × A = 0.
Also called compressional wave.) An irrotational plane wave A parallel to the propagation direction in the sense that if A = A0exp(ik · x − iωt), where k is the wave vector, then k × A = 0.
