Essays Tagged: "Rarefaction"

Resonance

a node at the closed end. Whenthe air reaches the open end, the reflected compression wave becomes ararefaction. It bounces back through the tube to the closed end, where it isreflected. the wave has ... a node at the closed end. Whenthe air reaches the open end, the reflected compression wave becomes ararefaction. It bounces back through the tube to the closed end, where it isreflected. the wave has ...

(4 pages) 40 0 2.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Anaximenes

conception: the basic stuffs and qualities are not opposed, but different stages of a continuum.3. Rarefaction and Condensation:Read the fragments in Plutarch (21 = B1), Simplicius (16 = A5), and Hip ... AIR Wind Cloud Water Earth StoneThe green arrow represents condensation; the blue arrow represents rarefaction. Each kind of stuff in the continuum can rarefy or condense into either of its neighbors ...

(4 pages) 40 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Standing waves

r not at the ends. We should remember the fact: an open end of a column reflects a compression as a rarefaction. Why is this? A compression is made up of air particles pressed closely against each oth ... suddenly no longer constrained by the walls of the column and are able to expand. This results in a rarefaction being reflected. In order for a standing wave to form in a column open at one end, a com ...

(2 pages) 18 0 3.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Alternative Treatment at Menopause to Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is the abnormal rarefaction of bones. The disorder leads to thinning of the skeleton. There may also be inadequate c ...

(10 pages) 21 0 0.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases