Mersenne's laws

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Physical law
gptkbp:appliesTo Vibrating strings
gptkbp:describes Frequency of vibration of a stretched string
gptkbp:form f = (1/2L) * sqrt(T/μ)
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Marin_Mersenne
17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mersenne's laws
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Marin_Mersenne
gptkbp:relatedTo Fundamental frequency
Harmonics
String instrument physics
gptkbp:state Frequency is inversely proportional to the square root of linear density
Frequency is proportional to the square root of tension
Frequency is inversely proportional to the length of the string
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Acoustics
Musical instrument design
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marin_Mersenne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6