Describe what is meant by an acoustic standing wave. Be sure to
include conditions for resonance (Describing what is happening
mathematically or graphically can be helpful)
A standing wave is essentially a stationary wave, who amplitude is constant for a particular time. Some of the particle on this wave does not move while some points move with maximum amplitude. The point which remains fixed are called Node and one with maximum amplitude is called Anti-Node.
Let us consider two waves in same phase, with same amplitude A,
angular frequency
and wavelength
, moving in
opposite direction


By superposition, the standing wave is given by


we see that displacement y is zero for

This are the Nodes.
Displacement is maximum for

This are the Anti-nodes.
Describe what is meant by an acoustic standing wave. Be sure to include conditions for resonance...
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