13. Dispersive Medium, Phase Velocity, Group Velocity

MIT 8.03SC Physics III: Vibrations and Waves, Fall 2016
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Instructor: Yen-Jie Lee

Sending a square pulse as a basic communication tool is the main focus of this lecture. Prof. Lee discusses the phenomenon of dispersion in a realistic medium and the strategy to describe this kind of physics situation.

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