Vibrations of a Stretched String
ICSE Physics Interactive Lab: Plucking Action, Standing Waves, Nodes & Anti-nodes
Principal Note (1 Loop)
1st Subsidiary Note (2 Loops)
2nd Subsidiary Note (3 Loops)
Show Envelope (Ghost Trace)
Show Air/Medium Particles
Re-Pluck String
Active Mode:
Principal Note (Fundamental Mode)
Pluck Position:
Struck at the center ($\frac{1}{2}$ mark)
Acoustic Profile:
Base frequency ($f$), Wavelength ($\lambda = 2l$). Forms 1 loop with 2 fixed nodes and 1 central anti-node.