vibration articles
What fundamental component is transferred from one location to the next during vibration, without necessarily transporting matter?
What is the description of a vibration around a fixed point?
When a wave passes through a medium, what motion do the constituent particles exhibit?
What two alternating conditions are created in the air as sound energy travels?
In a longitudinal wave, what is the relationship between particle vibration and energy transfer direction?
If one wave has an amplitude twice as large as another, approximately how much more energy does it transport?
What is the term used to describe the reduction of transmitted vibrational energy over distance?
Why is sound propagation impossible through a perfect vacuum?
What phenomenon results when the frequency of an external vibration perfectly matches the natural frequency of an object?
When comparing sound travel speed, in which medium will the energy transfer generally be the fastest?
What are constituent frequencies above the lowest, most dominant frequency heard generally known as?
What mathematical relationship specifically defines a set of accompanying frequencies as harmonics?
What is the relationship between harmonics and overtones summarized by the rule of thumb?
What dictates the timbre, or tone quality, that allows us to distinguish between instruments playing the same note?
What type of partials are found in sounds produced by bells or cymbals that lack the neat integer relationship characteristic of harmonics?
In the physics of sound, what is the neutral term for any frequency component of a complex tone besides the fundamental?
If A4 vibrates at 440 Hz, what is the frequency of its 2nd overtone if the tone is purely harmonic?
What phenomenon explains why a listener can still perceive the pitch of Middle C even if the physical 261.6 Hz wave is filtered out of a complex sound?
What is the physical mechanism that limits a vibrating string fixed at both ends to producing only the harmonic series?
What crucial trade-off defines modern equal temperament tuning relative to the natural harmonic series?