Generation of Standing Waves on a Real String
Classical Physics
2026-04-21 v1
Abstract
We investigate the generation of standing waves in the model provided by the inhomogeneous telegraph equation under different forcing conditions. We show that sustained standing waves arise only for a specific forcing that is spatially distributed, continuous, and resonant.
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@article{arxiv.2604.17702,
title = {Generation of Standing Waves on a Real String},
author = {José Francisco Pérez-Barragán},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.17702},
year = {2026}
}