Velocity of Harmonic Wave is Wavelength times Frequency/Proof 1

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Theorem

Let $\phi$ be a harmonic wave expressed as:

$\forall x, t \in \R: \map \phi {x, t} = a \map \cos {\omega \paren {x - c t} }$

where $c$ is the velocity of $\phi$.


Then:

$c = \nu \lambda$

where:

$\nu$ is the frequency of $\phi$
$\lambda$ is the wavelength of $\phi$.


Proof

By definition, a harmonic wave is an instance of a periodic wave.

Hence Velocity of Periodic Wave is Wavelength times Frequency can be used directly.