Hans Jenny created this image during his studies of cymatics.

Cymatics is the study of wave phenomena. It is typically associated with the physical patterns produced through the interaction of sound waves in a medium. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... Hans Jenny (1904-1972) was physician and natural scientist who is considered the father of cymatics, the study of wave phenomena. ... This article is about waves in the most general scientific sense. ... Sound is a disturbance of mechanical energy that propagates through matter as a longitudinal wave, and therefore is a mechanical wave. ...

A simple experiment demonstrating the visualisation of cymatics can be done by sprinkling sand on a metal plate and vibrating the plate, for example by drawing a violin bow along the edge, the sand will then form itself into standing wave patterns such as simple concentric circles. The higher the frequency, the more complex the shapes produced, with certain shapes having similarities to traditional mandala designs. A standing wave, also known as a stationary wave, is a wave that remains in a constant position. ... Concentric objects share the same center, axis or origin with one inside the other. ... Circle illustration This article is about the shape and mathematical concept of circle. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... Buddhist mandala Mandala (Sanskrit circle, completion) is a term used to refer to various objects. ...

History

Jenny filled a spherical vibrating water droplet with fine particles to form a 3-dimensional star (or dual tetrahedron) with surrounding circles.

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Cymatics was explored by Jenny in his 1967 book, Kymatik (translated Cymatics).^[1] Inspired by systems theory, the work of Ernst Chladni, and his medical practice, Jenny began an investigation of periodic phenomena but especially the visual display of sound. He used standing waves, piezoelectric amplifiers, and other methods and materials. Systems theory is a transdisciplinary/multiperspectual scientific domain that seeks to derive and formulate those principles that are isomorphic to all fields of scientific inquiry. ... Ernst Chladni Ernest Florenz Friedrich Chladni (November 30, 1756–April 3, 1827) was a German physicist. ... Periodicity is the quality of occurring at regular intervals (e. ... Vision can refer to: Visual perception is one of the senses. ... Sound is a disturbance of mechanical energy that propagates through matter as a longitudinal wave, and therefore is a mechanical wave. ... A standing wave, also known as a stationary wave, is a wave that remains in a constant position. ... Piezoelectricity is the ability of certain crystals to produce a voltage when subjected to mechanical stress. ... Generally, an amplifier is any device that uses a small amount of energy to control a larger amount of energy. ...

Influences in art

Jenny's book influenced Alvin Lucier and, along with Chladni, helped lead to Lucier's composition Queen of the South. Jenny's work was also followed up by Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) founder Gyorgy Kepes at MIT. ^[2] His work in this area included an acoustically vibrated piece of sheet metal in which small holes had been drilled in a grid. Small flames of gas burned through these holes and thermodynamic patterns were made visible by this setup. Alvin Lucier Alvin Lucier (born May 14, 1931) is an American composer of music and sound installations exploring acoustic phenomena, especially resonance, as well as a former member of the Sonic Arts Union along with Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and Gordon Mumma. ... The Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT was founded in 1967 by artist and teacher Gyorgy Kepes. ... György Kepes (October 4, 1906 – December 29, 2001) was a Hungarian-born painter, designer and writer on art. ... Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT, MapúaTech or simply Mapúa) is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila. ... Sheets of stainless steel cover the Chrysler Building Thin sheets of gold leaf Sheet metal is simply metal formed into thin and flat pieces. ... Thermodynamics (Greek: thermos = heat and dynamic = change) is the physics of energy, heat, work, entropy and the spontaneity of processes. ...

Based on work done in this field, photographer Alexander Lauterwasser captures imagery of water surfaces set into motion by sound sources ranging from pure sine waves, to music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Karlheinz Stockhausen, electroacoustic group Kymatik(who often record in surround sound ambisonics), and overtone singing. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In trigonometry, an ideal sine wave is a waveform whose graph is identical to the generalized sine function y = Asin[ω(x − α)] + C, where A is the amplitude, ω is the angular frequency (2π/P where P is the wavelength), α is the phase shift, and C... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... Karlheinz Stockhausen (born August 22, 1928) is a German composer, and one of the most important and controversial composers of the 20th century. ... The terms Electroacoustic or Electroacoustic music have been used to describe several different musical genres or techiniques. ... Ambisonics was invented by Michael A. Gerzon, Peter Fellgett and John Hayes (and building on the work of other researchers) in the early 1970s. ... Physical representation of first (O1) and second (O2) overtones. ...

In 2007 Thomas J. Mitchell and his son Stuart told the press they had decoded "frozen music" based on sculptures in Rosslyn Chapel, in part by using cymatics.^[3] Rosslyn Chapel. ...

See also

• List of wave topics

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References

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External links

• Video of Cymatics of salt grains on vibrating square metal plate
• DIY Cymatics
• Cymatic Source
• Mystical Sun - a music group that has produced some cymatic-based music
• Thomas J. Mitchell - official web site
• Rosslyn Chapel Music of the cubes
• Stuart Mitchell/Composer & Pianist/Cymatics Compositions
• Rosslyn Chapel Cymatics Music Video on YouTube
• Cymatics Hexagon on North Pole of the planet Saturn