Animation of two typical traveling waves
Date
2016-03-12
Authors
Ceperley, Peter
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Abstract
This animation shows two typical traveling waves: one on a string and the other acoustic waves in a pipe. The animation shows the time dependence which is essential to distinguish traveling waves from standing waves.
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Keywords
Physics, Traveling waves, traveling acoustic waves, traveling waves on string, technical animation