Standing and Stationary Waves on a String - A Level Physics

This video explains standing and stationary waves on a string for A Level Physics.
Waves transfer energy, right? Well progressive waves do. But standing waves and stationary waves don't go anywhere and they store energy. Waves that reflect off a fixed position superimpose with itself, producing a standing or stationary wave (wave superposition).
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  • @HMB106
    @HMB1065 жыл бұрын

    Mate you might just have saved my Physics A-Level

  • @usmanalamgir6971
    @usmanalamgir69718 жыл бұрын

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  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Usman Alamgir Thanks

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    @a.human.5 жыл бұрын

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    @PhysicsOnline

    5 жыл бұрын

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    @a.human.

    5 жыл бұрын

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  • @atrihegde1418
    @atrihegde14183 жыл бұрын

    The stop motion on this one is gracefully done!

  • @charlieroberts4293
    @charlieroberts42937 жыл бұрын

    At 2:31, did you mean to say 'node' instead of 'antinode,' as shouldn't the sentence be "The distance from a node to another node is equal to the wavelength of that wave, over 2" (not "The distance from a node to another antinode is equal to the wavelength of that wave, over 2")??

  • @Tom_Hillman

    @Tom_Hillman

    7 жыл бұрын

    no

  • @AbirMojumder

    @AbirMojumder

    7 жыл бұрын

    yea he made a mistake there

  • @Kianrui

    @Kianrui

    2 жыл бұрын

    Around 4:00, i don't understand the f. Can explain? Why first is f1, then f2 then f3.....?

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    @lovelybeing12896 жыл бұрын

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    @TheSamaa19979 жыл бұрын

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    @Hannah-lr1uc7 жыл бұрын

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    @Cald0g9 жыл бұрын

    Great video, really useful!

  • @joehindley6185
    @joehindley61856 жыл бұрын

    could you go through similarities and differences of progressive and stationary waves? It is on the spec, but I can't find any information on it online.

  • @DXPAlien
    @DXPAlien6 жыл бұрын

    Sir those explanations are really good

  • @TheRustAdmin
    @TheRustAdmin4 жыл бұрын

    Nice animation!

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    @abubardewa9399 жыл бұрын

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  • @ssaammii
    @ssaammii2 жыл бұрын

    Fell asleep during this part of lesson, worth it

  • @Nilashaaaaa
    @Nilashaaaaa10 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much

  • @khaalidgabily7628
    @khaalidgabily76286 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again and again

  • @lehal
    @lehal9 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant Videos

  • @markkennedy9767
    @markkennedy976710 ай бұрын

    Can you explain where the extra length of string comes from when the standing wave is at its highest amplitude vs when it is a straight line.

  • @aimansani693
    @aimansani6936 жыл бұрын

    where do you pluck the string to form stationary waves?

  • @tamaraosbourne8031
    @tamaraosbourne80316 жыл бұрын

    What is the pattern between the different harmonic patterns?

  • @gapos0180
    @gapos01805 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @HasanR99
    @HasanR998 жыл бұрын

    Hi, at 0:56 you say the two progressive waves will have the same phase difference? It was my understanding that the two waves should be in antiphase in order for stationary waves to occur?

  • @rihannagirl556
    @rihannagirl5566 жыл бұрын

    Hi :) Great video. Quick question: isn't wavelength supposed to be the distance between 2 consecutive nodes/antinodes? why is it lambda over 2 for the fundamental frequency

  • @SidharthShambu

    @SidharthShambu

    6 жыл бұрын

    Distance between 2 consecutive nodes or antinodes is HALF OF WAVE LENGTH

  • @L2K4S
    @L2K4S6 жыл бұрын

    Splendid

  • @doingnothing3712
    @doingnothing37126 жыл бұрын

    1:41 can this ever form from EM waves like light waves

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    @njerikiongo8137 жыл бұрын

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  • @amirmohammed819
    @amirmohammed8198 жыл бұрын

    what are the characteristics of stationary waves ???

  • @aiknaathjain1438
    @aiknaathjain14389 жыл бұрын

    Did you mean the distance between 2 nodes is lambda over 2?

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    9 жыл бұрын

    Aiknaath Jain You're right. A common mistake is that people think the distance from node to node is the wavelength when it is half the wavelength.

  • @RinuPereira

    @RinuPereira

    6 жыл бұрын

    But how about the distance between two antinodes? Isn't that a wavelength?

  • @chevish7559

    @chevish7559

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@RinuPereira Distance between two antinodes is still half wavelength

  • @naomisnow338
    @naomisnow3388 жыл бұрын

    really useful video thanks. Just wondering what is the difference between a stationary wave and a progressive wave in terms of phase difference?

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Naomi Snow Phase difference can apply to both, do you have an example question where this comes up?

  • @mariehill6547
    @mariehill65475 жыл бұрын

    Does that mean when a stationary wave is created, at the nodes is there deconstructive interference and at antinodes there is constructive interference?

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 жыл бұрын

    That’s right

  • @mariehill6547

    @mariehill6547

    5 жыл бұрын

    GCSE and A Level Physics Online thank you!

  • @angelinoz5159
    @angelinoz51594 жыл бұрын

    At 4:06 you have written 3rd Harmonic as Lambda= 2/3 L. Shouldn't it be Lambda= 3/2 L for 3rd Harmonic?

  • @poopyakuza8891

    @poopyakuza8891

    4 жыл бұрын

    1/3 L =lambda/2 so from that we can say lambda = 2/3 L

  • @Cardifyz
    @Cardifyz8 жыл бұрын

    Shouldn't the 3rd harmonic be 3/2 Lambda

  • @Pavsta1992

    @Pavsta1992

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Cardifyz you could rearrange to write it as L= so it's L=3/2 Lambda , because L contains 1.5 wavelengths

  • @elliotskunk

    @elliotskunk

    5 жыл бұрын

    1.5 wavelengths in one length therefore λ = L/ 1.5 therefore λ = L / (3/2) therefore λ = 2L / 3 remember leave, change, flip

  • @Ryan-zo9om
    @Ryan-zo9om4 жыл бұрын

    what is the difference between a maxima and an anti-node?

  • @amadif1793

    @amadif1793

    Жыл бұрын

    Maxima is the maximum point on a diffraction pattern (on young's double slit) while an anti-node is the point of maximum displacement on a stationary wave.

  • @maisamaskari8774
    @maisamaskari87746 жыл бұрын

    shouldnt the reflected wave cause interference and cancel out the produced wave???

  • @elliotskunk

    @elliotskunk

    5 жыл бұрын

    its in phase, so the interference is constructive

  • @mariehill6547
    @mariehill65475 жыл бұрын

    What does the period of a standing wave exactly mean?

  • @adxm2777
    @adxm27776 жыл бұрын

    if the stationary wave doesnt transfer energy then why can you hear sound from a guitar?

  • @baruchdavis9634

    @baruchdavis9634

    5 жыл бұрын

    If I've understood correctly, at nodes the energy that would be transmitted by a progressive wave is cancelled out by the fact that in a standing wave, destructive interference occurs where the energy transferred is cancelled out and so noise from sound waves is cancelled out. However, at any other point in the wave, constructive interference between the transmitted wave and the reflected wave (which forms the standing wave), occurs, and so the amplitude is actually doubled at these points so at those place in the wave the sound produced is actually louder and it's at these points where you actually hear the sound, loudest, at the antinodes.

  • @elliotskunk

    @elliotskunk

    5 жыл бұрын

    misunderstoof it g. It holds most of its energy because it is being held at two points, so the wave is not progressing anywhere. But, the particles in the wave are vibrating. This trasnfers vibrations to the air, causing sound

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    @mridulasharma1480

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@elliotskunk thank you so so so much. I was dying for an answer to my question......

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  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    8 жыл бұрын

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    8 жыл бұрын

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    @PhysicsOnline

    8 жыл бұрын

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  • @HasanR99

    @HasanR99

    8 жыл бұрын

    +A Level Physics Online Hi, at 0:56 you say the two progressive waves will have the same phase difference? It was my understanding that the two waves should be in antiphase in order for stationary waves to occur?

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    2 жыл бұрын

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