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Okay, I have seen in two different places problems involving waves in a pipe with open ends on each side.
In one it states that at the open ends of a pipe the waves are nodes because outside the pipe would be atmospheric pressure and thus the waves at the ends are not capable movement, however I have also read that waves at the end of a pipe are anti-nodes. So in what circumstances are the waves at the end of a pipe nodes and when are they anti-nodes?
In one it states that at the open ends of a pipe the waves are nodes because outside the pipe would be atmospheric pressure and thus the waves at the ends are not capable movement, however I have also read that waves at the end of a pipe are anti-nodes. So in what circumstances are the waves at the end of a pipe nodes and when are they anti-nodes?