Equal string-mode energies with inverse-mode-number amplitudes

ID: equal-string-mode-energies-with-inverse-mode-number-amplitudes

For a uniform fixed-end mechanical string of length and tension , a single sine normal mode of amplitude has conserved energy . Hence amplitudes proportional to give equal energies, even though their displacement magnitudes differ. In particular makes the first two modal energies equal. Orthogonality removes cross terms in the integrated kinetic energy and potential energy, so the modal energies add.

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