Resonant Field Archive
Visible Sound
Plate 17 / Mode 04

Acoustic plate study · 1787 method

Sound draws its own geometry.

Fine sand abandons the vibrating field and settles where the plate stands still: a silent map of resonance.

Frequency
2.438 kHz
Symmetry
8-fold
Medium
Sand / steel
Standing-wave nodal figure A precise eight-fold geometric figure rendered as warm white sand lines on a dark square plate. x − 0.000 y − 0.000
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