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1 The Principle of Superposition If wave 1 displaces a particle in the medium by D 1 and wave 2 simultaneously displaces it by D 2, the net displacement of the particle is simply D 1 + D 2.

2 Standing Waves

3 The Mathematics of Standing Waves A sinusoidal wave traveling to the right along the x-axis with angular frequency ω = 2πf, wave number k = 2π/λ and amplitude a is An equivalent wave traveling to the left is We previously used the symbol A for the wave amplitude, but here we will use a lowercase a to represent the amplitude of each individual wave and reserve A for the amplitude of the net wave.

4 The Mathematics of Standing Waves According to the principle of superposition, the net displacement of the medium when both waves are present is the sum of D R and D L : We can simplify this by using a trigonometric identity, and arrive at Where the amplitude function A(x) is defined as A x ( ) = 2asinkx The amplitude reaches a maximum value of A max = 2a at points where sin kx = 1.

5 EXAMPLE 21.1 Node spacing on a string QUESTIONS:

6 EXAMPLE 21.1 Node spacing on a string

7 Standing Waves on a String

8 Standing Waves on a String For a string of fixed length L, the boundary conditions can be satisfied only if the wavelength has one of the values A standing wave can exist on the string only if its wavelength is one of the values given by Equation Because λf = v for a sinusoidal wave, the oscillation frequency corresponding to wavelength λ m is

9 Standing Waves on a String There are three things to note about the normal modes of a string. 1. m is the number of antinodes on the standing wave, not the number of nodes. You can tell a string s mode of oscillation by counting the number of antinodes. 2. The fundamental mode, with m = 1, has λ 1 = 2L, not λ 1 = L. Only half of a wavelength is contained between the boundaries, a direct consequence of the fact that the spacing between nodes is λ/2. 3. The frequencies of the normal modes form a series: f 1, 2f 1, 3f 1, The fundamental frequency f 1 can be found as the difference between the frequencies of any two adjacent modes. That is, f 1 = Δf = f m+1 f m.

10 EXAMPLE 21.4 Cold spots in a microwave oven QUESTION:

11 EXAMPLE 21.4 Cold spots in a microwave oven

12 Standing Sound Waves A long, narrow column of air, such as the air in a tube or pipe, can support a longitudinal standing sound wave. A closed end of a column of air must be a displacement node. Thus the boundary conditions nodes at the ends are the same as for a standing wave on a string. It is often useful to think of sound as a pressure wave rather than a displacement wave. The pressure oscillates around its equilibrium value. The nodes and antinodes of the pressure wave are interchanged with those of the displacement wave.

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14 Derive λ and f

15 Derive λ and f

16 Derive λ and f

17 EXAMPLE 21.6 The length of an organ pipe QUESTION:

18 EXAMPLE 21.6 The length of an organ pipe

19 EXAMPLE 21.7 The notes on a clarinet QUESTION:

20 EXAMPLE 21.7 The notes on a clarinet

21 Interference in One Dimension The pattern resulting from the superposition of two waves is often called interference. In this section we will look at the interference of two waves traveling in the same direction.

22 The Mathematics of Interference As two waves of equal amplitude and frequency travel together along the x-axis, the net displacement of the medium is sinα + sinβ = 2cos 1 2 α β ( ) sin 1 2 α + β ( ) We can use the above trigonometric identity to write the net displacement as Where Δø = ø 2 ø 1 is the phase difference between the two waves.

23 The Mathematics of Interference The amplitude has a maximum value A = 2a if cos(δø/2) = ±1. This occurs when Where m is an integer. Similarly, the amplitude is zero if cos(δø/2) = 0, which occurs when

24 The Mathematics of Interference thin films The amplitude has a maximum value A = 2a if cos(δø/2) = ±1. This occurs when Δφ = φ 1 φ 2 = kx 2 + φ 20 + π ( ) ( kx 1 + φ 10 + π) Δφ = kδx Δφ = 2π Δx Where Δx = x 2 x 1 and Δϕ = ϕ 20 ϕ 10 For no phase difference, Δϕ 0 = 0 Δφ = 2π 2d λ /n λ f = 2π 2nd λ For constructive interference, Δϕ = m 2π For destructive interference, Δϕ = (m-½) 2π Δφ λ c = 2nd m λ c = 2nd m 1 2

25 EXAMPLE Designing an antireflection coating QUESTION:

26 EXAMPLE Designing an antireflection coating

27 Interference in Two and Three Dimensions

28 Interference in Two and Three Dimensions The mathematical description of interference in two or three dimensions is very similar to that of one-dimensional interference. The conditions for constructive and destructive interference are where Δr is the path-length difference.

29 EXAMPLE Two-dimensional interference between two loudspeakers QUESTIONS:

30 EXAMPLE Two-dimensional interference between two loudspeakers

31 EXAMPLE Two-dimensional interference between two loudspeakers

32 EXAMPLE Two-dimensional interference between two loudspeakers Δr λ =

33 Beats

34 Beats With beats, the sound intensity rises and falls twice during one cycle of the modulation envelope. Each loud-soft-loud is one beat, so the beat frequency f beat, which is the number of beats per second, is twice the modulation frequency f mod. The beat frequency is where, to keep f beat from being negative, we will always let f 1 be the larger of the two frequencies. The beat is simply the difference between the two individual frequencies.

35 EXAMPLE Listening to beats QUESTIONS:

36 EXAMPLE Listening to beats

37 EXAMPLE Listening to beats

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