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Harmonic State Equation

Reference from the original Physics I textbook.

Harmonic State Equation

L=nλ2

L = length of a string fixed at both ends (m); n = harmonic number and number of half-wavelength segments (n = 1, 2, 3, …); λ = wavelength (m). There are n + 1 nodes including endpoints.

Gallery%2010.1.2.1 1 — details in the accompanying text.

Index

Chapter 10 - Simple Harmonics

Chapter 10 - FFR - Complex Harmonics

Reviewed physics notes (1)

These corrections keep the original lesson’s purpose while fixing errors in the source edition.

  • n counts half-wavelength loops, not the number of nodes. — Reference 1

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