7.4.
Point
sources
and
resonance
323
On
the
other hand,
if
w
=
en/2,
we
obtain
The
results
are
very similar
to
those
for the
point source.
If the
externally
applied
frequency
is not a
natural
frequency
of the
string, then
no
resonance occurs.
Formula (7.32) shows, though,
that
the
amplitude
of the
vibrations gets larger
as
(jj
approaches
one of the
natural
frequencies.
If
the
external
frequency
is a
natural
frequency,
then resonance occurs,
as
indicated
by the
factor
of t in the
formula
for
a
n
(t}.
Example
7.11.
Suppose
c = 522 and
u)
= c/2 =
261,
the
fundamental
frequency
of
the
string. With
e =
0.001,
we
obtain
the
motion shown
in
Figure
7.18.
Exercises
1.
Suppose
a
string with
total
mass
of
10
g is
stretched
to a
length
of 40 cm. By
varying
the
frequency
of an
oscillatory
forcing
term until resonance occurs,
it
is
determined
that
the
fundamental
frequency
of the
string
is 500 Hz.
(a)
How
fast
do
waves travel along
the
string?
(b)
What
is the
tension
in the
string? (Hint:
See the
derivation
of the
wave
equation
in
Section 2.3.)
(c)
At
what other
frequencies
will
the
string resonate?
2.
Consider
an
iron
bar of
length
1 m,
with
a
stiffness
of k — 90 GPa and a
density
of p
=
7.2g/cm
3
.
Suppose
that
the
bottom
end (x = 1) of the bar is
fixed, and the top end is
subjected
to an
oscillatory pressure:
(a)
What
is the
smallest value
of
u;
that
causes resonance? Call this fre-
quency
(J
r
.
(b)
Find
and
graph
the
displacement
of the bar for
w
=
w
r
.
(c)
Find
and
graph
the
displacement
of the bar for
a;
=
w
r
/4.
3. If a
string
is
driven
by an
external
force
whose
frequency
equals
a
natural
frequency,
does resonance always occur? Consider
the
string
of
Example 7.10,
and
suppose
u
=
1044,
a =
1/2. Produce
a
plot like Figure 7.17. Does
resonance occur?
Why or why
not?
4.
Solve
the
IBVP
7.4. Point sources
and
resonance
323
On the other hand, if W = c:n/2,
we
obtain
i
t . sin (cmrt) t
sm
(c:n7f(t
- s)) sin
(27fws)
ds
= - - cos
(c:n7ft).
o
2c:n7f
2
(7.33)
The results are very similar
to
those for the point source.
If
the
externally
applied frequency
is
not a natural frequency of the string, then no resonance occurs.
Formula (7.32) shows, though,
that
the
amplitude of the vibrations gets larger as
W approaches one of
the
natural frequencies.
If
the
external frequency
is
a natural frequency, then resonance occurs, as
indicated by the factor of
t in the formula for an(t).
Example
7.11.
Suppose c =
522
and W =
c/2
= 261, the
fundamental
frequency
of
the string.
With
f = 0.001, we obtain the
motion
shown
in
Figure 7.18.
Exercises
1. Suppose a string with total mass of
10
g is stretched
to
a length of
40
cm. By
varying
the
frequency of an oscillatory forcing
term
until resonance occurs, it
is
determined
that
the fundamental frequency of the string
is
500
Hz.
(a)
How
fast do waves travel along the string?
(b)
What
is
the tension in the string? (Hint:
See
the derivation of
the
wave
equation in Section 2.3.)
(c) At what other frequencies will the string resonate?
2.
Consider an iron
bar
of length 1
m,
with a stiffness of k =
90
GPa
and a
density of
p =
7.2
g/cm
3
.
Suppose
that
the
bottom
end
(x
=
1)
of
the
bar
is
fixed, and the
top
end
is
subjected
to
an oscillatory pressure:
k
~~
(0,
t)
= B sin
(27rwt),
t >
o.
(a)
What
is
the
smallest value of w
that
causes resonance? Call this fre-
quency
w
r
.
(b) Find and graph the displacement of
the
bar
for w = W
r
.
(c) Find and graph the displacement of the
bar
for W =
Wr
/4.
3.
If
a string
is
driven by an external force whose frequency equals a natural
frequency, does resonance always occur? Consider the string of Example 7.10,
and suppose
W = 1044, a =
1/2.
Produce a plot like Figure 7.17. Does
resonance occur? Why or why not?
4.
Solve the IBVP
- - c
2
_
= sin (27fwt)6 x
--
8
2
u 8
2
u
(2)
8t
2
8x
2
3 '
0<
x <
1,
t>
0,
u(x,
0)
= 0, 0 < x <
1,