Standing waves and resonance frequency

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Homework Statement


Hi all.

I have shown that standing waves occur on a string of length L (fastened at x=0 and x=L) for angular frequencies:

[tex] \omega_n=n\frac{v\pi}{L}.[/tex]

Are these frequencies the same as the strings resonance frequencies?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Niles.
 
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Hmm, not really. I'm just wondering if the above frequencies are the resonant frequencies of the string.
 
Redbelly98 said:
Yes. According to LowlyPion's link, standing waves are pretty much synonymous with a string's resonant modes.

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Hmm, yeah.. I guess it does say indirectly.

Thanks to all.