Split Wave: Practical Approach to Separate Components

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The original poster is exploring how to practically separate a resultant sound wave, formed by interference, into its constituent waves. The discussion centers around sound and beats rather than light waves.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • The original poster attempts to use Fourier series to decompose the wave mathematically but seeks practical methods for experimental separation. Other participants suggest methods applicable to light waves, prompting clarification on the focus being sound waves.

Discussion Status

The discussion is ongoing, with participants exploring different interpretations of the problem. Some guidance has been offered regarding methods for light waves, but the original poster is specifically interested in sound waves, indicating a need for further exploration of experimental techniques.

Contextual Notes

The original poster mentions challenges in separating waves that may not have a clear order, such as those associated with electrons, which adds complexity to the discussion.

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how do u split a resultant wave(formed by interference of many)into its constiuent waves?(practically){not light,i'm actually thinking of sound,beats}

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i tried to use the Fourier series,and split it into sine and cosine waves.how do u do it practically?
 
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if its a light wave with different frequency components, a prism or diffraction grating would do the trick... or 2 mirrors a tunable distance apart to pick out frequencies
 
no sir,i'm actually thinking of sound and beats formed
 
ok - so do you mean mathematically? or experimentally...

maybe if you show what you tried, it will help me understand :)
 
like the one inthe fig attached.how do u split these waves experimentally?what about the ones that have no order,say like the group wave associated with an electron.i tried to use Fourier series to get periodical sine and cosine waves.but i don't know how to do it experimentally.
 

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