Animations for Physics and Astronomy
Catalog for: Wave Animations
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1D basic properties

Pulse on a String

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Pulse on a String II

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Harmonic Wave

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Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

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Transverse and Longitudinal Harmonic Waves

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Creating a Transverse Wave

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Creating a Longitudinal Wave

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S (Shear) and P (Pressure) Waves

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1D boundary conditions

Boundary Conditions on a String

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Boundary Conditions on a String (Harmonic Wave)

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1D interference

Interfering Pulses (constructive interference)

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Interfering Pulses (destructive interference)

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Interference of Harmonic Waves (varying phase)

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1D standing waves

1D Standing Waves from Interfering Travelling Waves

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1D Standing Wave Patterns

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double slit interference

Varying Phase Between Two Slits

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Coherence Loss Between Two Slits

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2D boundary conditions

2D Pulse with Free Boundary

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2D Pulse with Fixed Boundary

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2D Pulse with Fixed Circular Boundary

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2D Pulse with Free Circular Boundary

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2D standing waves

2D Standing Wave Patterns (rectangular fixed boundaries)

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2D Standing Wave Patterns (circular fixed boundaries)

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2D Standing Wave Pattern (circular fixed BC m=0 n=1)

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2D Standing Wave Pattern (circular fixed BC m=1 n=1)

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2D Standing Wave Pattern (circular fixed BC m=0 n=2)

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2D Standing Wave Pattern (circular fixed BC m=2 n=3)

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2D Standing Wave Pattern (circular fixed BC m=5 n=4)

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2D waves with sources

Doppler Effect

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2D Waves with 1 Source

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2D Waves with 2 Sources

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2D Waves with 2 Sources and Wave Fronts

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2D Waves: Free Boundaries 1 source

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2D Waves: Free Boundaries 1 source

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2D Waves: Free Boundaries 2 sources

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2D Waves: Free Boundaries and Narrow Plane Source

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2D Waves: Free Boundaries and Wide Plane Source

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3D waves

3D standing waves in a sphere

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3D standing waves in a cube

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