Which one of the following does not represent a travelling wave?

y = f (x - v t)

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y = y_{m a x} s i n k (x + v t)

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y = y_{m a x} l o g (x - v t)

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y = f (x^{2} - v t^{2})

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The correct option is C $y = y_{m a x} l o g (x - v t)$
For representing a wave function must be finite everywhere,so logrithmic function can not represent a travelling wave.

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Which one of the following does not represent a travelling wave?

The correct option is C y=ymaxlog(x−vt)For representing a wave function must be finite everywhere,so logrithmic function can not represent a travelling wave.

The correct option is C $y = y_{m a x} l o g (x - v t)$
For representing a wave function must be finite everywhere,so logrithmic function can not represent a travelling wave.