October 21, 2023
Physical Sciences Complex, University of Maryland, College Park
America/New_York timezone

Levitation with Standing Waves

Oct 21, 2023, 5:15 PM
10m
Room 1410 (John S. Toll Physics Building)

Room 1410

John S. Toll Physics Building

4150 Campus Dr, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Demo (for demo share-a-thon) Demonstrations

Speaker

Patrick Stanley (University of Delaware)

Description

This presentation illustrates standing waves and nodes through the use of an acoustic levitator demo. The demo focuses sound waves to create multiple stationary nodes where small objects and liquids be levitated. The acoustic levitator provides an interesting way to explore the concept of standing waves and some of their fun applications.

Primary author

Patrick Stanley (University of Delaware)

Presentation materials