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Transverse Standing Waves on a Spring
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Transverse standing waves are excited on a large spring. The fundamental and first and second harmonics are excited.
Title: Transverse Standing Waves on a Spring
Keywords: standing, waves, spring, transverse, mechanical
Category: Mechanical Waves
Author: Matthias Liepe
Producer: Cornell University
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Standing waves are setup on a spring that is about 4 meters long. At first only the fundamental, or lowest frequency is excited; then the first harmonic and second harmonics are also excited. It can be seen that if the amplitudes of oscillation are the same, there is more energy stored in the higher harmonics.