Hi everyone,
I was wondering what happens exactly when a wave (transverse) hits a dense medium. I know that some of the energy gets reflected while others refracted and this is what causes the decrease in intensity.
What I don't understand is how the wave continues to travel at the same frequency when it gets refracted into the next medium if it has lost energy due to reflection. I thought energy of a wave was proportional to its frequency which would mean it can't have the same frequency after losing some of it?
Thanks!
I was wondering what happens exactly when a wave (transverse) hits a dense medium. I know that some of the energy gets reflected while others refracted and this is what causes the decrease in intensity.
What I don't understand is how the wave continues to travel at the same frequency when it gets refracted into the next medium if it has lost energy due to reflection. I thought energy of a wave was proportional to its frequency which would mean it can't have the same frequency after losing some of it?
Thanks!