Natural oscillation of a string at 50 Hz

Experiment no.: 5.6.1

An electrically conductive, stretched string is made to vibrate by Biot-Savart force. Standing waves are produced by increasing the tensile force.

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Experimental set-up

Transmission and reflection

Reflection at the fixed end

Reflection at the loose end

Reflection and transmission

Standing wave (hard boundary)

Standing wave (soft boundary)

Reflection at hard medium

String fixed at both ends

String fixed at one end

Periodic boundary conditions