What is Phase Difference? When you have two identical waves, they can travel along but be offset from each other by a certain distance. This difference is known as the phase difference of the waves. Basically, it is a measure of how far the peak of each wave is offset. When waves are out of phase, it means the peak of one wave is in line with the trough of the other. If you were to add out of phase waves, they would cancel exactly and you'd have no net wave come out of it. By pressing the "Insert Base Group" button you are bringing the two waves in and out of phase. Try it to get a bettter feel for the concept. Click Here to go back to Molecular Transistors © 2006 M. Busuttil, I. Kandikov, M. Lubrick, J. Mutus, J. Nantais
When you have two identical waves, they can travel along but be offset from each other by a certain distance. This difference is known as the phase difference of the waves. Basically, it is a measure of how far the peak of each wave is offset. When waves are out of phase, it means the peak of one wave is in line with the trough of the other. If you were to add out of phase waves, they would cancel exactly and you'd have no net wave come out of it. By pressing the "Insert Base Group" button you are bringing the two waves in and out of phase. Try it to get a bettter feel for the concept. Click Here to go back to Molecular Transistors
© 2006 M. Busuttil, I. Kandikov, M. Lubrick, J. Mutus, J. Nantais