Question
Explain why the shape of a pulse gets distorted during propagation in a dispersive medium.
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Answer
In a dispersive medium, waves of different wavelength travel with different speed in different direction. Therefore, the shape of the pulse get distorted, that is no plane wave in a non-dispersive medium and a plane wave in dispersive medium.
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