Why longitudinal waves don't travel through vacuum?

Longitudinal waves are waves in which the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as, or the opposite direction to, the direction of propagation of the wave

• Jerline
• 17 Feb
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    Darshan
  • 17 Feb

  I think this video will make you understand better...

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• • Jerline
  • 07 Mar

  They require medium to travel

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    Lokesh
  • 07 Mar

  because they require medium for travel

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    Saikrishna
  • 15 Feb

  Longitudinal waves travels from one point to other point by distrubing the medium. If there is no medium then there is no distribence, hence propagation of wave is not possible.

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