
Originally Posted by
Jilan
What exactly do you mean by a transverse wave? A transverse wave of what?
One possible configuration would be a series of parallel plates next to eachother:
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phase [pi] 0 .33 .66 1 1.33 1.66 0 .33
U~ -- --- ---- ----- ------ ------- -------- --------- etc
gnd --------------------------------------------------- etc
Then apply an ac power source to each plate of which the phase is shifted as shown. That would result in a travelling e-field. With the shown configuration it is accelerating as well.
I thought that was called a transverse wave.
edit:
Looking it up in wikipedia shows that it is actually simply called a travelling wave.