I forget...

[Mitera Nikkou]

Does energy take the form of waves? I forget. ^_^;

[Kara-chan]

Depends on what sort, light energy can be a particle or a wave, no idea about heat or sound....I think ^^;;;

Or the various other types of energy ^^;;;;

[Mistress Guendolen]

I think I've heard that, but I'm not so hot in the sciences area, so you'd better get verification from someone else who's better that that sort of thing than I am.

[Mitera Nikkou]

What about electricity?

[Sensei Kimiko]

I believe so. I forget what the measures of the waes are, perhaps one of our engineers can help.

[Chibi MitchellTF]

All subatomic particles exist simutaneously as both particles and waves. This includes Electrons, the basis of electricity, and photons, the particles of light.

There are other types of energy, such as 'work' energy, and 'heat' energy, that do not take the form of waves, but that is only because those types of energy do not HAVE an innate particle. There is no thermitron, or workitron.

[Mitera Nikkou]

Hmmmm... So, the more energy, the more narrow the wave?

I'm just wondering, since our bodies have an electromagnetic field. I know I can project heat about a foot from my hands, and increase the effectiveness of the magnetic portion, too. However, I'm curious about a scientific approach to applying a focus that gets better results. They say that knowledge is power, after all. If you know how it works, you can find the best application.

[Helel]

Hmmmm... So, the more energy, the more narrow the wave?

Someone can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but the amplitude of a wave, or how tall it is, often describes how much energy is in a wave. So if a tidal wave is thirty stories tall, it has a LOT more energy then say... a three feet tall wave.

As for the frequency of waves per second, that defines the particular type of wave, so most visible light is somewhere around 1*10^7 waves per second. Though, that's at least for the electromagnetic spectrum which includes x-rays, microwaves and such.

So, if you mean narrow as in by amplitude, then actually, the narrower the wave, the LESS energy it has, while if if the wavelength is longer, that just means that the frequency of waves per a given time is less than a shorter wavelength.

[AnimaVex]

... No, I'm pretty sure you're right, Helel.

[Mitera Nikkou]

Hmmmm... By narrow, I think that meant frequency. What effect does frequency have on the delivery of energy?

[Helel]

Hmmmm... By narrow, I think that meant frequency. What effect does frequency have on the delivery of energy?

Frequency has absolutely nothing to do with the delivery of energy. It's all in the amplitude.

This comes from the idea that frequency times wavelength equals the light constant, so all increasing frequency would do is decrease the wavelength of your waves. :O

Granted, the medium and other factors can change the constant, otherwise, the frequency times the wavelength will always yield the constant at those given conditions.

I think if you really want to read into this sort of stuff, the thing to research would be quantum mechanics, because I'm sure there'd be a detailed explanation for what you may be looking for somewhere in that field (I can't think of anything at the time being however).

[Sophia Anieri]

Hmm, interesting discussion. Best way to think of it is this: Frequency is color/pitch/etc., amplitude is brightness/loudness/etc.