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Re:Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen by rramadass on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @12:30AM (#49988195)
Nice. Trying to read/understand "RF Systems and Modulation" is what got me interested in this subject in the first place.

So in my mind i map your comment as; the "carrier signal" single analog frequency is the infinitely repeating regular wave (no information) traveling at v(p) while the "information signal" (analog/digital) imposed on top of it (frequency/amplitude/phase modulation) creates the informational pulse/wave packet traveling at v(g).

Add in different media in the real world and you have a difference between v(g) and v(p) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49988070

Re:Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen by IAmBroom on Thursday October 08, 2026 @10:04AM (#50005946)
Wow, yes, great perspective!