File:Dispersion pulse.gif
Summary
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English: Any pulse can be thought as the superposition of sinusoidals
If all sinusoidals travel at the same speed, the pulse will propagate without changing shape. But if different frequencies travel at different speeds, the pulse will be distorted (dispersion). |
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| Source | https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1189524047538855936 |
| Author | Jacopo Bertolotti |
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https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1030470604418428929 |
Mathematica 11.0 code
g1 = Sum[(E^(I k x) E^(-(k - k0)^2/(2 \[Sigma]^2)) E^(-I (c k) t)) /. {\[Sigma] -> 1, k0 -> 4, c -> 1}, {k, 0, 10, 0.05}];
g2 = Sum[(E^(I k x) E^(-(k - k0)^2/(2 \[Sigma]^2)) E^(-I (Sqrt[2 c^2 k^2 + \[Omega]p^2 - Sqrt[4 c^4 k^4 + \[Omega]p^4]]/Sqrt[2]) t)) /. {\[Sigma] -> 1, k0 -> 4, c -> 1, \[Omega]p -> 5}, {k, 0, 10, 0.05}];
p1 = Table[
GraphicsRow[{Plot[
Evaluate@Join[{Re[g1]/25}, Evaluate@Table[Re[(E^(I k x) E^(-(k - k0)^2/(2 \[Sigma]^2)) E^(-I (c k) t) - k) /. {\[Sigma] -> 1, k0 -> 4, c -> 1}], {k, 2, 6, 1}] ], {x, -3, 40},
PlotStyle -> {Black, Purple, Orange, Cyan}, Axes -> False, PlotRange -> {-6.5, 2.1}, PlotLabel -> "Non dispersive", LabelStyle -> {Black, Bold}]
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Plot[
Evaluate@Join[{Re[g2]/25}, Evaluate@Table[Re[(E^(I k x) E^(-(k - k0)^2/(2 \[Sigma]^2)) E^(-I (Sqrt[2 c^2 k^2 + \[Omega]p^2 - Sqrt[4 c^4 k^4 + \[Omega]p^4]]/Sqrt[2]) t) - k) /. {\[Sigma] -> 1, k0 -> 4, c -> 1, \[Omega]p -> 5}], {k, 2, 6, 1}] ], {x, -3, 40}, PlotStyle -> {Black, Purple, Orange, Cyan}, Axes -> False, PlotRange -> {-6.5, 2.1}, PlotLabel -> "Dispersive", LabelStyle -> {Black, Bold}]}, ImageSize -> Large]
, {t, 0, 30, 0.5}];
ListAnimate[p1]
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