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... completely non - periodic the separation of the harmonics becomes zero and in fact the spectrum is a continuous function . A simple example from optics is the diffraction pattern of a single slit shown in Fig . 4.11 ( a ) ; there is ...
... completely non - periodic the separation of the harmonics becomes zero and in fact the spectrum is a continuous function . A simple example from optics is the diffraction pattern of a single slit shown in Fig . 4.11 ( a ) ; there is ...
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... completely steady note is ever produced by an animal , and in fact an artificially - produced steady note is completely ignored . The familiar notion that one " hears " a clock stopping , or that one becomes conscious of a fan only when ...
... completely steady note is ever produced by an animal , and in fact an artificially - produced steady note is completely ignored . The familiar notion that one " hears " a clock stopping , or that one becomes conscious of a fan only when ...
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... completely solved . We shall consider first the relationship between the modes of cylindrical and conical pipes . Let us first take a cylindrical pipe closed at one end and define its fundamental frequency as 1 and compare the relative ...
... completely solved . We shall consider first the relationship between the modes of cylindrical and conical pipes . Let us first take a cylindrical pipe closed at one end and define its fundamental frequency as 1 and compare the relative ...
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