Wavelength

Wavelenght

Wavelength is a parameter of a wave that characterizes its spatial periodicity . It indicates the smallest distance between two corresponding points on a propagating wave, e.g. two maxima or two minima. With the wave frequency f and the wave speed c , the wavelength is related by the following relation:

$\lambda ={\frac {c}{f}}$

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Resources

• PAVELEK, Jan. Rychlost, vlnová délka [online]. [cit. 2017-03-01]. <http://ottp.fme.vutbr.cz/~pavelek/optika/0201.htm>.

• MCPHEE, Isaac. Fyzika bez (m)učení :  od elektronu ke kosmické rychlosti. 1. edition. Praha : Grada, 2012. ISBN 9788024741246.

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