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dispersion relation
  بازانش ِ پاشش  
bâzâneš-e pâšeš
Fr.: relation de dispersion  

An equation that describes how the → angular frequency, ω, of a wave depends on its → wave number, k. For the simplest of waves, where the speed of propagation, c,
is a constant, ω(k) = ck. If the → phase velocity depends on k, that is for a dispersive medium, the function ω(k) is nonlinear.

See also: → dispersion; → relation.