Internal waveInternal waves are gravity waves that oscillate within a fluid medium, rather than on its surface. To exist, the fluid must be stratified: the density must change (continuously or discontinuously) with depth/height due to changes, for example, in temperature and/or salinity. If the density changes over a small vertical distance (as in the case of the thermocline in lakes and oceans or an atmospheric inversion), the waves propagate horizontally like surface waves, but do so at slower speeds as determined by the density difference of the fluid below and above the interface.
Alternatives to general relativityAlternatives to general relativity are physical theories that attempt to describe the phenomenon of gravitation in competition with Einstein's theory of general relativity. There have been many different attempts at constructing an ideal theory of gravity. These attempts can be split into four broad categories based on their scope. In this article, straightforward alternatives to general relativity are discussed, which do not involve quantum mechanics or force unification.
Onde stationnairevignette|redresse=2|Onde stationnaire résultant de la superposition d'ondes de sens inverse ; les points rouges sont les nœuds de vibration. En physique ondulatoire, une est une oscillation locale dans un milieu clos, qui ne se propage pas. On appelle les points où l'amplitude est nulle des nœuds de vibration, et ceux où l'amplitude est maximale des ventres de vibration. Dans un milieu à une dimension, comme un conducteur électrique ou un tuyau, elle est la résultante de la superposition d'ondes de même fréquence et de même amplitude mais de sens de propagation opposé .
