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  2. Standing wave - Wikipedia

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    The standing wave with n = 1 oscillates at the fundamental frequency and has a wavelength that is twice the length of the string. Higher integer values of n correspond to modes of oscillation called harmonics or overtones. Any standing wave on the string will have n + 1 nodes including the fixed ends and n anti-nodes.

  3. Node (physics) - Wikipedia

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    A node is a point along a standing wave where the wave has minimum amplitude. For instance, in a vibrating guitar string, the ends of the string are nodes. By changing the position of the end node through frets , the guitarist changes the effective length of the vibrating string and thereby the note played.

  4. Melde's experiment - Wikipedia

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    In the experiment, mechanical waves traveled in opposite directions form immobile points, called nodes. These waves were called standing waves by Melde since the position of the nodes and loops (points where the cord vibrated) stayed static. Standing waves were first discovered by Franz Melde, who coined the term "standing wave" around 1860.

  5. Acoustic resonance - Wikipedia

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    In the first harmonic, the closed tube contains exactly half of a standing wave (node-antinode-node). Considering the pressure wave in this setup, the two closed ends are the antinodes for the change in pressure Δp; Therefore, at both ends, the change in pressure Δp must have the maximal amplitude (or satisfy ∂(Δp)/∂x = 0 in the form of ...

  6. Wave - Wikipedia

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    The red dots represent the wave nodes. A standing wave, also known as a stationary wave, is a wave whose envelope remains in a constant position. This phenomenon arises as a result of interference between two waves traveling in opposite directions. The sum of two counter-propagating waves (of equal amplitude and frequency) creates a standing ...

  7. Acoustic levitation - Wikipedia

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    The first of these levitators was a single-axis standing wave levitator called the TinyLev. [12] [11] The key differences from the Langevin Horn were the use of sources from both top and bottom (rather than a source and a reflector) and the use of a large number of small transducers with parallel excitation, rather than a single piezoelectric ...

  8. Normal mode - Wikipedia

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    A standing wave is a continuous form of normal mode. In a standing wave, all the space elements (i.e. (x, y, z) coordinates) are oscillating in the same frequency and in phase (reaching the equilibrium point together), but each has a different amplitude. The general form of a standing wave is:

  9. Franz Melde - Wikipedia

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    Standing waves, in which each immobile point represents a node. Franz Emil Melde (March 11, 1832 in Großenlüder near Fulda – March 17, 1901 in Marburg ) was a German physicist and professor . A graduate of the University of Marburg under Christian Ludwig Gerling , he later taught there, focusing primarily on acoustics , [ 1 ] also making ...