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Wave interference and boundary conditions
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Principle of superposition |
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Standing waves on a string |
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Nodes at: |
Constructive interference at antinodes
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Destructive interference at nodes
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Normal modes of a string |
Normal mode: a motion in which all particles move with the same frequency
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Harmonic series: 
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Fundamental frequency: 
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 : second harmonic (first overtone)
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 : third harmonic (second overtone)
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