When investigating various phenomena, the topic of waves comes up. When we think of waves, ocean waves are a typical example, and they are thought to be the waves whose movement and action can be most intuitively felt by looking at them with the naked eye. Things that have the characteristics of waves are being discovered one after another, and there seem to be water surface waves that propagate through ocean water due to the vertical movement of water, sound waves that propagate through space due to the density of air, electromagnetic waves, light, and radio waves that propagate through electromagnetic fields due to changes in electromagnetism, seismic waves that propagate through the ground due to fault movement, and gravitational waves that propagate through gravitational fields due to distortions in the gravitational field.In the first place, it seems that the particles that make up matter also have wave properties, so it may be that most things are made of waves.
Waves move in a cyclical manner, so they are sometimes expressed as sine curves, but ocean waves, which move like an inundation, seem to be moving in a circular motion. Waves and circular motion are closely related. The ripples that spread when a drop of water is dropped on a calm water surface are also circular, and in space they spread spherically, so there are probably many circular elements.
Waves in the ocean and rivers increase the surface area exposed to the air, so they seem to take in oxygen. In particular, the ocean exchanges gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide at the interface with the air, as if breathing. The amount of oxygen increases when the waves get bigger or break.
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It also seems that waves occur inside the ocean, where there is a boundary surface with different water temperatures and densities called the thermocline, and this boundary seems to ripple and propagate. The internal waves are large, reaching heights of 30 to 40 meters, and in coastal areas during typhoons they can reach 80 to 100 meters. That’s a huge difference in height. They also play a role in seawater exchange, as the waves break in shallow waters and provide the deep water with abundant nutrients. So they are circulating through the waves. Waves are amazing.
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In addition, stripes, leopard prints, and spots on living things are apparently created by wave patterns called Turing waves. These patterns are created as a result of waves generated by activating and inhibiting factors in pigment cells. Although the patterns are complex, the mechanism seems to be simple.
https://www.fbs-osaka-kondolabo.net/post/skinpattern1
The periodic and regular movement of waves creates complex forms. There is a commonality between ocean waves and the rhythm of human breathing, and we often hear people relax by listening to the sound of waves. It seems that waves, matter, and life are deeply related. Waves are amazing. The workings of the earth are amazing.
