Abstract In his 1802 book” Acoustics”, Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni describes how to
visualize different vibration modes using sand, a metal plate, and a violin bow. We will …

The intricate shapes and sounds that arise from vibrating Chladni plates are a well-known
phenomenon. They are also quantitatively well understood, as the spatial patterns …

The Chladni patterns of vibrating membranes or thin plates were already considered
fascinating in the 18th century. As a simple way to visualize acoustic phenomena it is a …

In this article we consider the vibrations and radiated sound of the bowed violin. The
vibrations are discussed in terms of the normal modes of the instrument involving the …

This article describes a practice based artistic investigation which produced a participatory
installation consisting of sculptural objects informed by sound vibration patterns. The …

For the past 8 years the author has been creating mathematically and physically correct
computer animations for use in teaching acoustics to advanced undergraduate engineering …

We discuss how the modal response of violin plates changes as their shape varies. Starting
with an accurate 3D scan of the top plate of a historic violin, we develop a parametric model …

We numerically simulated the sound pressure field around the violin body using the finite-
element method. Although there are many studies on the vibration and sound radiation of …

In our “Physics of Music” class for non‐science majors, we have developed a laboratory
exercise in which students experiment with Chladni sand patterns on drumheads. Chladni …

Modalys is a sound synthesis software developed at Ircam for research and musical
applications. This software allows one to build virtual instruments based on physical models …