Wave amplitude formula_4 described by the equation: where The units of the amplitude depend on the type of wave. Transverse mechanical waves (e.g., a wave on a string) have an amplitude expressed as a distance (e.g., meters), longitudinal mechanical waves (e.g., sound waves) use units of pressure (e.g., pascals), and electromagnetic waves (a form of transverse vacuum wave) express the amplitude in terms of its electric field (e.g., volts/meter). The wavelength formula_30 is the distance between two sequential crests or troughs (or other equivalent points), generally is measured in meters. A wavenumber formula_17, the spatial frequency of the wave in radians
Distance oracle auxiliary data structure. A simple data structure that achieves this goal is a "matrix" which specifies, for each pair of nodes, the distance between them. This structure allows us to answer queries in constant time formula_2, but requires formula_3 extra space. It can be initialized in time formula_4 using an all-pairs shortest paths algorithm, such as the Floyd–Warshall algorithm. A DO lies between these two extremes. It uses less than formula_3 space in order to answer queries in less than formula_1 time. Most DOs have to compromise on accuracy, i.e. they don't return the accurate distance but rather a constant-factor