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Curvature of Wave

`y = - k ^2* A *cos( k * x - omega * t )`
`(A)"Amplitude"`
`(omega)"Angular Frequency"`
`(x)"Location"`
`(k)"Wave Number"`
`(t)"Time"`
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Physics

The Curvature of Wave equation calculates the curvature of a given wave

Reference

Young, Hugh and Freeman, Roger.  University Physics With Modern Physics.  Addison-Wesley, 2008. 12th Edition, (ISBN-13: 978-0321500625 ISBN-10: 0321500628 ) Pg 496, eq 15.11