Movement of particles on vibrating plate

dimanche 1 février 2015

So our professor showed us wave patterns on a vibrating plate, by sprinkling powder over it. I'm curious as to why it behaved as it did.The powder moved to nodes, but I'm not sure why. I think it just gets bounced around until it lands on a node, which is stationary, so it then stays there.

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Movement of particles on vibrating plate