Standing waves (on strings)

• Standing waves occur when a wave reflects back and forth in a confined space and interferes with itself
• Nodes are locations where a standing wave has zero amplitude
• Antinodes are locations where a standing wave has maximum amplitude
• Waves travelling on a string fixed at both ends are constrained to have specific wavelengths and frequencies

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