A longitudinal wave is one in which the vibrations of the particles are parallel to the direction in which the energy of the wave travels. compressions are regions of high pressure due to ...

Sound waves are longitudinal waves ... can be used to illustrate the use of the wave model as a key concept in science. Useful as a simple recap on the difference between transverse and ...

Caption Longitudinal component of the magnetic field (in gauss) at each point along the spatial direction indicated by the green line in the left panels of figure 1. The strongest and weakest ...