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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. Wave equation - Wikipedia

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    The wave equation is a second-order linear partial differential equation for the description of waves or standing wave fields such as mechanical waves (e.g. water waves, sound waves and seismic waves) or electromagnetic waves (including light waves). It arises in fields like acoustics, electromagnetism, and fluid dynamics.

  4. List of equations in wave theory - Wikipedia

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    The phase velocity is the rate at which the phase of the wave propagates in space. The group velocity is the rate at which the wave envelope, i.e. the changes in amplitude, propagates. The wave envelope is the profile of the wave amplitudes; all transverse displacements are bound by the envelope profile.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Group velocity - Wikipedia

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    The group velocity of a wave is the velocity with which the overall envelope shape of the wave's amplitudes—known as the modulation or envelope of the wave—propagates through space. For example, if a stone is thrown into the middle of a very still pond, a circular pattern of waves with a quiescent center appears in the water, also known as ...

  7. Acoustic wave - Wikipedia

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    A standing wave is a special kind of wave that can occur in a resonator. In a resonator superposition of the incident and reflective wave occurs, causing a standing wave. Pressure and particle velocity are 90 degrees out of phase in a standing wave. Consider a tube with two closed ends acting as a resonator.

  8. Why the opening of the world's largest standing wave pool is ...

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    Historians believe modern surfing, or people standing on a wooden board while riding a wave, was born on the islands. Everyone, including men, women, children, royalty and common folks, all played ...

  9. Vibrations of a circular membrane - Wikipedia

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    The analogous wave functions of the hydrogen atom are also indicated as well as the associated angular frequencies = = = /. The values of α m n {\displaystyle \alpha _{mn}} are the roots of the Bessel function J m {\displaystyle J_{m}} .