Physlet Physics by Christian and Belloni: Exploration 17.6

17.1: Wave Types
17.2: Wave Functions
17.3: Superposition of Pulses
17.4: Superposition of Traveling Waves
17.5: Resonant Behavior on a String
17.6: Plucking a String
17.7: Group and Phase Velocity

Exploration 17.6: Make a Standing Wave

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Find a wave function, g(x, t), that will produce a standing wave with a node at x = 0 m, i.e., at the center (position is given in meters and time is given in seconds). You may want to pause the animation before you click-drag the mouse to read position coordinates. Restart.

Exploration authored by Morten Brydensholt, Wolfgang Christian, and Mario Belloni.
Script authored by Morten Brydensholt, Wolfgang Christian, and Mario Belloni.

Physlets were developed at Davidson College and converted from Java to JavaScript using the SwingJS system developed at St. Olaf College.

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