Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Physics for Scientists and Engineers
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337553278
Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 20P
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That the wave function y=ln[b(xvt)] is a solution to the linear wave equation in general.

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