Episode 14: Principles of Quantum Mechanics
The Science of Everything Podcast
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What Is a Standing Wave?
Standing waves can only exist under particular conditions. The standing wave is just the string vibrating backwards and forwards. It doesn't actually look like that it's moving anywhere. If a wave was moving across the guitar string, it would look like there was a little sort of upward peak on one side of the string and a trough on the other side.
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