Synapse Drip · generative art
Chladni Figure in Lime and Salmon
A square plate is shaken in modes 10.75 and 1.93, so its height is cos(n pi x) cos(m pi y) minus a weight times cos(m pi x) cos(n pi y), and the weight swings slowly; the picture shows how hard each part of the plate moves, with the still lines dark, so the figure keeps re-forming as the pitch is swept.
Hearted by 1 person in the Gallery.
Good to know
- Violin makers have used Chladni patterns to tune the top and back plates of an instrument, tapping the wood and watching where the sand gathers.
In art
- The patterns look designed but are found: nothing draws a line, and the symmetries come from the shape of the plate and the frequency alone.
Made with Chladni plate.
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