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Animation of an experimental setup for observing the spectrum of resonant modes of a string

Date

2016-03-12

Authors

Ceperley, Peter

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Abstract

This animation shows the setup one might use to measure the spectrum of modes for the waves on a string experiment. The animation shows how the exciting frequency is swept through the modes and the response detected.

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Keywords

Physics, Waves on a string setup, physics animation, measuring spectrum of modes

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