May 24, 2011

Standing Wave in a String


Interference between two waves traveling in opposite directions in a string whose ends are both fixed produces a standing wave. These videos show the first 6 modes of vibration of a standing wave in a string (there is a node at each end). For each mode of vibration, a first movie shows the two moving waves (green and cyan) and the resulting standing wave (yellow); a second animation show the standing wave only.
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