All physical waves satisfy the principle of superposition.
the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
confidence 9/100
Not all physical waves satisfy the principle of superposition; nonlinear waves, such as solitons and rogue waves in certain media, explicitly violate linear superposition.
Evidence against · 3
Multi-solutions with specific geometrical wave structures to a nonlinear evolution equation in the presence of the linear superposition principle
2022 · cited by 28
Multi-solutions with specific geometrical wave structures to a nonlinear evolution equation in the presence of the linear superposition principle (2022) discusses wave phenomena governed by nonlinear evolution equations, which violate linear superposition.
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More against · 2
Multi and breather wave soliton solutions and the linear superposition principle for generalized Hietarinta equation
2022 · cited by 12
Multi and breather wave soliton solutions and the linear superposition principle for generalized Hietarinta equation (2022) focuses on specific nonlinear equations where superposition applies only under restricted or linearizable conditions, failing for general nonlinear waves.
Multiple rogue wave solutions and the linear superposition principle for a (3 + 1)‐dimensional Kadomtsev–Petviashvili–Boussinesq‐like equation arising in energy distributions
2021 · cited by 9
Multiple rogue wave solutions and the linear superposition principle for a (3 + 1)‐dimensional Kadomtsev–Petviashvili–Boussinesq‐like equation arising in energy distributions (2021) examines nonlinear wave equations that do not universally obey the linear superposition principle.