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The condition for resonance in a resonator is that the round trip distance, , is equal to an integer number of wavelengths of the wave:

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If the velocity of a wave is , the frequency is so the resonant frequencies are:

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So the resonant frequencies of resonators, called normal modes, are equally spaced multiples (harmonics) of a lowest frequency called the fundamental frequency. The above analysis

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