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Resonance
Date Submitted: 03/07/2002 20:37:48
Resonance
RESONANCE: ' The property whereby any vibratory system responds with
maximum amplitude to an applied force having the a frequency equal to its
own.'
In english, this means that any solid object that is struck with a sound
wave of equal sound wave vibrations will amplitude the given tone. This
would explain the reason why some singers are able to break wine glasses
with their voice. The vibrations build up enough to shatter
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world thanks to the law of resonation.
Bibliography
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White, Harvey E; Physics and Music; Saunders College, Philadelphia; 1980
Funk and Wagnall; Standard Desk Dictionary; Harper Row, USA; 1985
nstrated using tuning forks. If the frequency of the tuning forks is
known, then v
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