Missing Harmonics in FM

If $ N_2 > 1$, every $ N_2^{\mbox{th}}$ harmonic is missing.

E.g: ratio of carrier to modulator of 4:3 for $ N_2=3$:



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Notice the fundamental frequency $ f_0$ is 1, but every third multiple of $ f_0$ is missing from the spectrum.


``Music 171: Frequency Modulation'' by Tamara Smyth, Department of Music, University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
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