Describe standing waves and how they are formed?

Answer 1

The modes of vibration associated with resonance in extended objects like strings and air columns have characteristic patterns called standing waves.

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Answer 2

A standing wave means a vibration which does not move but causes a continuous oscillation in some medium, usually by reflection at the ends. For example the vibration in a violin string. It is excited by the bow, but because the string is held at each end a standing wave is set up. Another case is the vibration of the air in an organ pipe.

Answer 3

Standing waves are also known as stationary waves. They are waves that remain in a constant position. This phenomenon can occur because the medium is moving in the opposite direction to the wave, or it can arise in a stationary medium as a result of interference between two waves traveling in opposite directions.

Answer 4

A standing wave is also known as a stationary wave. It is a wave that remains in a constant position. This phenomenon can occur because the medium is moving in the opposite direction to the wave, or it can arise in a stationary medium as a result of interference between two waves traveling in opposite directions.

Answer 5

It means that each point of the wave has a constant amplitude - but the amplitude is not the same for all points. Certain points where the wave passes - the nodes - have ZERO amplitude.This usually happens when the wave interferes with itself, for example, when the wave is reflected and goes back and forth.