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23 November, 18:05

Is polarization possible for longitudinal waves?

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  1. 23 November, 19:51
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    "Longitudinal" is a polarization. A massive spin-1 boson has three possible polarizations: two transverse (like a photon), and one longitudinal. For purely longitudinal waves, such as sound waves in air, which cannot be transverse, we don't speak of polarization.
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