Position of nodes in standing wave

In a standing wave, the locations of zero amplitude are called nodes. These locations, however, are not arbitrary and are integer multiples of half the wavelength of the standing wave.

Links:

1. Wikipedia.

node_position

position of \(m\)-th node.

Symbol:

x

Latex:

\(x\)

Dimension:

length

integer_factor

An integer. See whole_number.

Symbol:

N

Latex:

\(N\)

Dimension:

dimensionless

wavelength

wavelength of the standing wave.

Symbol:

lambda

Latex:

\(\lambda\)

Dimension:

length

law

x = N * lambda / 2

Latex:

\[x = \frac{N \lambda}{2}\]