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What is the frequency of a standing wave? [closed]
I understand that constructive interference of waves results in standing waves. And for a wire with both ends fixed the frequency should match the fundamental frequency of the wire to produce standing ...
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What is the mathematical support for the formula $f_n = n f_1$, used to calculate the frequency of a standing wave? [closed]
could someone explain to me the mathematical support for the formula $f_n = n f_1$. This formula refers to the fact that the frequency of a standing wave is equal to the number of antinodes times the ...
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Can the laser light, in principle, take any wavelength in the EM spectrum?
Can the laser light, in principle, take any wavelength in the EM spectrum? I don't think there is what prevent this in principle, right?
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Wavelength and frequency of the peak of the black body radiation [duplicate]
Why does the product of the peak wavelength and the peak frequency of Planck's black body radiation not equal to the speed of light?
$$λ_{\mathrm{max}}=\frac{hc}{4.97\mathrm{kT}},$$ while $$ν_{\mathrm{...
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What's the difference between the different kinds of EM waves?
I am an A-level student.
We have traditionally been taught that different types of EM waves exist only between certain ranges of wavelengths and frequencies.
However, I learned that electromagnetic ...
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Who wrote $c = λ ν$ for the first time and where can I find it?
I have been surfing for days and still I could not find who wrote the equation $c=λν$ for the first time. Neither I found a name for this equation. A lot about Planck's constant and energy related ...
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Why color depends on frequency and not on wavelength? [duplicate]
To explain my question lets consider this example:
The wavelength of light in a medium is $\lambda=\lambda_{0}/\mu$, where $\lambda_{0}$ is the wavelength in vacuum. A beam of red light ($\lambda_{0}=...
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Why do water surfaces have persistent "average wavelength" patches?
Have you ever stood above a river or lake and noticed that the surface has visible "patches"? It looks like the surface has different average wavelengths in some areas, leading to the light ...
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What is the spectrum of a broken square drum?
Given a square drum with sides length equal to $L$, the squared raised frequencies are
$(\pi m/L)^2 + (\pi n/L)^2 $ with $m,n \in \mathbb{N}^*$.
Here we have four boundary conditions (no vibration on ...
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Why doesn't frequency change when the medium of the wave changes, and only depend on the source of the wave? [duplicate]
When the medium of the wave changes, the velocity and the wavelength does change, but not frequency, why?
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Why does the equation of a wave contain the term $\omega t$ instead of $vt$ in the wave equation $y=A\sin (kx-\omega t)$?
Why does the equation of a wave contain the term $\omega t$ instead of $vt$ in the wave equation
$$y=A\sin (kx-\omega t).$$
I think of the constant $k$ which for higher values increases the frequency $...
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$0$th overtone in closed organ pipes
I know about $1$st, $2$nd or other overtones in the formula of frequency in a one-sided open system (specifically in closed organ pipes) that is
$$ f = \frac{\left( 2 n + 1 \right) v}{4 L} \tag{1} \...
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The physics behind the circle / spiral of fifths
In music theory, there is this thing called the circle of fifths.
If you take a string, and you divide it in two equal parts, you get a so called octave. It is, to our ear, kind of "the same tone&...
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How does a string thickness affect the frequency of its harmonics?
The harmonics of a theoretically infinitely small diameter string are pure integer multiples of the fundamental frequency. However, a real string has a thickness, and when vibrating in a harmonic, the ...
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Does our sense of color depend on frequency of source or the wavelength of light?
I was taught that the colors we see are results of the corresponding wavelength, but each wavelength also has a distinct frequency since speed of light is fixed for a specific medium (same goes for ...
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