Re: Do ocean waves have mass?
- From: "zzbunker@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <zzbunker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 19 Jun 2006 09:46:47 -0700
Rob wrote:
Consider a wave propagating across the surface of an ocean of water.
Clearly the medium (the water) in which the wave is travelling has
mass.
But would a physicist say that technically the wave itself has energy
but no mass? The reasoning being that mass is not being laterally
transported, but rather water molecules basically just oscillate in a
circle proportional to the wave size, or something like that.
Yes, physicists always say tha, untl the idiots ride in a
submarime.
And then it the say old story,
waves just don't work that way at all.
Or in the case of water waves would the physicist say the wave has both
energy and mass?
Answers/opinions would be welcomed.
Thanks,
Rob
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