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wavenumbernoun
A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength
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Wavenumber
In the physical sciences, the wavenumber (also wave number or repetency) is the spatial frequency of a wave, measured in cycles per unit distance (ordinary wavenumber) or radians per unit distance (angular wavenumber). It is analogous to temporal frequency, which is defined as the number of wave cycles per unit time (ordinary frequency) or radians per unit time (angular frequency). In multidimensional systems, the wavenumber is the magnitude of the wave vector. The space of wave vectors is called reciprocal space. Wave numbers and wave vectors play an essential role in optics and the physics of wave scattering, such as X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, electron diffraction, and elementary particle physics. For quantum mechanical waves, the wavenumber multiplied by the reduced Planck's constant is the canonical momentum. Wavenumber can be used to specify quantities other than spatial frequency. For example, in optical spectroscopy, it is often used as a unit of temporal frequency assuming a certain speed of light.
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Wavenumber
In the physical sciences, the wavenumber is the spatial frequency of a wave, either in cycles per distance or radians per unit distance. It can be envisaged as the number of waves that exist over a specified distance. Because of the use of this term in applied physics, including spectroscopy, often the reference distance should be assumed to be cm. For example, a particle's energy may be given as a wavenumber in cm−1, which strictly speaking is not a unit of energy. However if one assumes this corresponds to electromagnetic radiation, then it can be directly converted to any unit of energy, e.g. 1 cm−1 is 1.23984×10^−4 eV and 8065.54 cm−1 is 1 eV. In multidimensional systems, the wavenumber is also the magnitude of the wave vector.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wavenumber in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wavenumber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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