The hanging slinky shows longitudinal waves.
The motor drive can be adjusted to get a resonant standing wave.
Questions:
What analogy to sound resonating in a tube does this show? Half wavelength tubes or quarter wavelength tubes?
| DCS# 3B22.51 | NWU# S-6 | Location: 6 B 6 |
| title: Suspended Slinky aka: Hanging Slinky Standing Waves |
| Description: The hanging slinky shows longitudinal waves. The motor drive can be adjusted to get a resonant standing wave. Questions: What analogy to sound resonating in a tube does this show? Half wavelength tubes or quarter wavelength tubes? | |