Standing waves are created on the Bell Labs apparatus. The apparatus is "open" at both ends, therefore the number of nodes is equal to the number of overtones. For example, the fourth harmonic will have four nodes, the fifth harmonic will have five nodes, etc.
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Friday 15 July 2011
Bell Labs Wave Machine: Standing Waves (MIT physics demo)
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