What Is Phase in Physics?

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What is Phase in physics?
 
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Depends on the context. It sometimes means the distance (in time units) between to cyclic events.
 
It can also refer to a state - as in Solid phase and liquid phase. You need to specify the context.
 

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Assume that this is a case where by sheer coincidence, two sources of coherent single-frequency EM wave pulses with equal duration are both fired in opposing directions, with both carrying the same frequency and amplitude and orientation. These two waves meet head-on while moving in opposing directions, and their phases are precisely offset by 180 degrees so that each trough of one wave meets with the crest of the other. This should be true for both the electric and magnetic components of...
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