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Homework Statement
This is a conceptual question I had not related to a specific problem- so I know with each higher harmonic in pipes that the frequency increases a certain amount (the fundamental frequency- and that in pipes closed at one end skips the even harmonics). However I also know that frequency is inversely proportionate to wavelength. So each successive harmonic has a smaller wavelength. But since there's a limit (I assume) to how small a wavelength can be, does each pipe have its own limit in terms of the number of harmonics that can be made in it?
Homework Equations
v= wavelength * frequency
The Attempt at a Solution
As I wrote above, I'm guessing there is a limit- like the highest harmonic is the one with the lowest non-zero wavelength (that will be the highest frequency), but I'm not sure if my class is oversimplifying it, and really there are exceptions or something