Question

What is out of phase in physics?

Answer 1

1. Phase is used to describe a specific location in a given cycle of a periodic wave.
2. It is time-dependent. So, we can say that the relative position of one point on a wave to another point on the same wave is known as Phase.
3. Phases are of two types- in phase and out of phase.
4. In Phase, waves are the waves which are $0^{\circ }\mathrm{or}{360}^{\circ }$ apart.
5. The resulting amplitude of in-phase waves is twice the original wave.
6. Out-of-phase waves are the waves that are ${180}^{\circ }$apart.
   
7. The resulting amplitude of the completely out-of-phase wave is zero.