Richard Harrison wrote:
Dave Shrader wrote:
"If standing waves don`t exist then violins---and other stringed
instruments don`t work!"
True. Terman shows the details of a "standing-wave detector for a
coaxial line." on page 105 of his 1955 edition. It`s a slotted (trough)
line.
Without a reflected wave there would be no interference pattern which as
Dave points out can be observed with the naked eye in some stringed
instruments, especially with the help of a good photographic series.
A frequency adjustable strobe light can also be useful for demonstrating
the effect.
73, Jim AC6XG
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