Chladni — ∇⁴w - k⁴w = 0

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Chladni

∇⁴w - k⁴w = 0

Chladni plate vibration patterns — sand collecting at the nodal lines, revealing the invisible geometry of sound.

The invisible structure of sound made visible

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