Mechanical waves 1.0

Mechanical Waves is an application that simulates the performance of laboratory work in general physics in order to study standing waves in a stretched rope.

Examples of systems in which mechanical waves occur include a stretchable cylindrical spring, where longitudinal waves occur, and a stretched rope, where transverse waves occur. In any case, standing waves will be established if one end of the system, where they propagate, is fixed motionless.

This is because the incident wave and the wave reflected from the attachment point have the same amplitudes and overlap each other. If the other end is also fixed, the waves will be able to propagate only if the resonance conditions are met. In this experiment, the rope is fixed at one of its ends. The other end, at a distance L from the fixed attachment point, is attached to a vibration generator in which a signal generator of various shapes is used to excite vibrations of small amplitude with variable frequency f.

To one degree or another, this end can also be considered as a fixed point. The natural frequency of vibration is measured by the number of nodes of the standing wave. Then, using these data, the wave propagation velocity can be calculated.

Features:

• Real-time 3D visualization
• Interactivity
• Information and methodological support
• Intuitive interface
• Flexible control system