PX154 - F3b - beats
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TLDR:
- two waves of the same amplitude with frequencies,
and , such that is small - resultant amplitude varies with time, oscillating between constructive and destructive interference
beat - frequency of beat
- frequency heard
- two waves of the same amplitude with frequencies,
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two waves of the same speed,
, with frequencies, and , and wave numbers, and , where and are small compared to and -
adding them together:
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using trig identity in equation
:
- here, the two
components are two travelling waves with frequencies and , multiplied together


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a beat pattern is formed
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furtherreading [onlinetonegenerator.com], videos of beats
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in a complete cycle of
, beats are heard with a frequency of -
volume of beat pattern modulated at
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eg: two pianos at
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is the frequency heard is the amplitude modulated at beat frequency