Abstract
If a stretched wire fixed at both ends, or the string of a musical instrument, is plucked at the centre, it will vibrate in the mode shown in Fig. 90. This is the simplest form of vibration, and consists of a single loop.
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Geddes, S.M. (1981). Vibrations of stretched springs. In: Advanced Physics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04806-9_19
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