STANDING

Animation of Standing Wave

This animation shows how a standing wave is produced from the superposition of two waves.

At the top of the screen, two traveling sine waves are shown. They have the same wavelength but are traveling in opposite directions. At the bottom of the screen, the superposition of the two waves is shown. The result is a standing wave.

OpenGL Version

The program recognizes the following commands. The command may be executed by either clicking the button with the mouse (first column below) or by pressing a key (second column below). The mouse buttons may be removed from the screen by pressing the M key. Press M again to restore buttons.

pause S Stop animation. Press G to resume animation.
resume G Resume animation.
const C Constructive interference demonstration. The animation stops at the point where the two waves constructively interfere. Press G to resume animation.
dest D Destructive interference demonstration. The animation stops at the point where the two waves destructively interfere. Press G to resume animation.
node N Node demonstration. A vertical line appears, showing the position of a node. Press N again to remove line.
anitnode A Antinode demonstration. A vertical line appears, showing the position of an anitnode. Press A again to remove line.
quit Q Quit program.

DOS Version

The program recognizes the following commands:

S	Stop animation. Press any key to resume animation.
C	Constructive interference demonstration. The animation stops at the point where the two waves constructively interfere. Press any key to resume animation.
D	Destructive interference demonstration. The animation stops at the point where the two waves destructively interfere. Press any key to resume animation.
N	Node demonstration. A vertical line appears, showing the position of a node. Press G to remove line.
A	Antinode demonstration. A vertical line appears, showing the position of an anitnode. Press G to remove line.
Q	Quit program.
?	Help. These commands are listed.

pause	S	Stop animation. Press G to resume animation.
resume	G	Resume animation.
const	C	Constructive interference demonstration. The animation stops at the point where the two waves constructively interfere. Press G to resume animation.
dest	D	Destructive interference demonstration. The animation stops at the point where the two waves destructively interfere. Press G to resume animation.
node	N	Node demonstration. A vertical line appears, showing the position of a node. Press N again to remove line.
anitnode	A	Antinode demonstration. A vertical line appears, showing the position of an anitnode. Press A again to remove line.
quit	Q	Quit program.