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Wave packet

A wave packet is a localized superposition of nearby wavenumbers. Its envelope propagates at the group velocity to leading order.

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  1. Phase velocity and group velocity
  2. Dispersion relation
  3. Wave equation
  4. Partial differential equation
  5. Analysis
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