Section 5
Further Topics
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Spherical and Plane Waves
Spherical waves come from point source in a spherical pattern; plane waves are infinite parallel planes normal to the phase velocity vector.
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Standing Waves on a String
Standing wave occurs due to the interference when transverse waves in strings are reflected and the incident and reflected waves meet.
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Standing Waves in Air Columns
Standing waves in air columns is the physical phenomenon that gives wind instruments their resonance and, therefore, sound.
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Forced Vibrations and Resonance
The phenomenon of driving a system with a frequency equal to its natural frequency is called resonance.