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Harmonics

Resonant frequencies of a system that are integer multiples of its fundamental frequency.

f_n = n f1 (where n = 1, 2, 3, ...) Hz Waves, Oscillations & Acoustics

Huygens-Fresnel Principle

The wave propagation principle asserting that every point on a wavefront acts as a secondary source of spherical wavelets.

New Wavefront = Envelope of Secondary Wavelets N/A