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Can the wave functions `y=r(x-vt)` or `y=rlog(x+vt), y=rsqrt(vt-x)` represent a wave motion?

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No. This is because in dealing with wave motion, we assume that the wave function is continuous, single valued, harmonic and finite at every point. As the given functions are neither harmonic nor finite, therefore, they cannot represent wave motion.
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