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Why does wave velocity remain a constant whereas particle velocity does not ?

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Wave velocity `v = omega //k`.
Since `omega`-angular frequency and k - propagation constant ,wave velocity is constant.
In the case of particle velocity, acceleration of the particle depends on the intantaneous displacement and instantaneous velocity `= ( dy)/( dt ) `.
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