Wave interference and Beat Frequency And you
Wave interference
BEATS Periodic and repeating fluctuations heard in the intensity of a sound when two sound waves of similar frequencies interfere with each other.
Multiple frequency interference (music when a mathematical relationship is present)
The beat frequency = the difference in the frequency of the two notes. Ex: 2 sound waves with 256 and 254 Hz are played at the same time, a beat frequency of 2 Hz will be detected.
Destructive interference = 1 peak1 + trough2 = cancel out = 0 amplitude = no sound 2 Constructive interference = peak1 + peak2 = double amplitude = double the sound (also with trough and trough)
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