Longitudinal Waves (Hanging Slinky) (3B20.10)

Description:

Longitudinal waves propagate slowly on a large plastic slinky suspended horizontally. The slinky is hand driven and can be used to show single pulses or standing waves. Paper markers hang on the coils to increase visibility of compression and rarefaction. The far end can be free or fixed. Note: This is on the same setup as Transverse Waves (Bell Labs Wave Machine) (3B10.30).