John Tyndall produced Lissajous curves by attaching a small mirror to a tuning fork, and shining a bright light on the mirror. This produced a vertically oscillating bright dot. He then applied a …

Lissajous figure, also called Bowditch Curve, pattern produced by the intersection of two sinusoidal curves the axes of which are at right angles to each other. First studied by the …

Dec 3, 2025 · They were studied in more detail (independently) by Jules-Antoine Lissajous in 1857 (MacTutor Archive). Lissajous curves have applications in physics, astronomy, and other …

May 17, 2025 · Discover the history, key properties, and applications of Lissajous curves in trigonometry, from basic definitions to advanced patterns.

The Lissajous curves of parameter n (ratio between the frequencies of the two sinusoidal movements) are the projections on the planes passing by the axis of the cylindric sine waves …

Two oscillations are used to produce a graph called a Lissajous curve (pronounced Liss-uh-joo). One oscillation determins the x coordinate and the other oscillation determines the y coordinate.

Lissajous figures are built from parametric equations. They can be seen on oscilloscopes when 2 signals are mixed. See the beauty of math in curves.