Time and space, frequency and wavevector: or, what I talk about when I talk about propagation
Optics
2019-12-10 v3
Abstract
The existence of waves with negative frequency is a surprising and perhaps controversial claim which has recently been revisted in optics and for water waves. Here I explain a context within which to understand the meaning of the "negative frequency" conception, and why it appears in some cases.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1408.0128,
title = {Time and space, frequency and wavevector: or, what I talk about when I talk about propagation},
author = {Paul Kinsler},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.0128},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
6 pages, 3 figures