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  • Sourcebooks What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't): Inside the

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  • Sonochemistry: An Emerging Green Technology

    Apple Academic Press Inc. Sonochemistry: An Emerging Green Technology

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    Book SynopsisTraditionally heat and light are thought as energy sources to drive a particular chemical reaction, but now ultrasound is a promising energy source for this purpose. The collapse of a bubble generates a wide range of high temperatures and pressures, and therefore, use of ultrasound has a considerable potential in chemical and allied sciences. Ultrasound-assisted reactions are green and economically viable alternatives to conventional techniques. This new volume presents a complete picture of ultrasound-assisted reactions and technologies that can be used in organic synthesis, polymer synthesis and degradation, nanomaterials, wastewater treatment, food ingredients and products, pharmaceutical applications, bioenergy applications, and more. This volume aims to shed light on the diversified applications of ultrasound and its significant role as a green chemical pathway. Sonochemistry deals with the effect of ultrasonic waves on chemical systems. It has green value because of non-hazardous acoustic radiation and is therefore duly recognized as a green chemistry by synthetic chemists as well as environmentalists. There is no direct interaction of ultrasound with molecular species, but the observed chemical and physical effects of ultrasound are due to the cavitational collapse, which produces drastic conditions of temperature and pressure locally. It induces the formation of various chemical species, which cannot be easily attained under conventional conditions. Sometimes, these species are responsible for driving towards an unusual reactivity in molecular entities. This book, Sonochemistry: An Emerging Green Technology, provides the complete development of sonochemistry, starting with an introduction and basic concepts of sonochemistry and proceeding on to different types of sonochemical reactions, instrumentation, use of ultrasound in driving particular chemical reactions, and its applications in various fields, such as polymer synthesis, decontamination of water and wastewater, preparation of nanomaterials, food technology, pharmaceutical sciences, etc.The book also briefly discusses some areas that utilize ultrasounds of different frequencies. These include food products and their processing; anaerobic digestion of waste; and medical applications such as ultrasonography, sonodynamic therapy, drug delivery, etc. Sonochemistry will be successfully used on an industrial scale in pharmaceutical drugs, polymers, nanomaterials, food technology, material science, biogas production, etc. in years to come and will be an established green chemical technology of the future.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Basic Concepts. Instrumentation. Organic Synthesis. Inorganic, Coordination and Organometallic Compounds. Nanomaterials. Polymers. Wastewater Treatment. Food Technology. Anaerobic Digestion. Medical Applications. Industrial Applications. Sonochemistry: A Versatile Approach.

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  • Sounds for Kids age 1-3 (Engage Early Readers: Children's Learning Books)

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  • Introduction to Waves: Sound, Light, and Beyond

    Arcler Education Inc Introduction to Waves: Sound, Light, and Beyond

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    Book SynopsisIn the intriguing domain of physics, Waves: Sound, Light, and Beyond serves as an enlightening journey into the realms of diverse wave phenomena that constantly engage with our existence. It starts with familiar territory, exploring sound waves, responsible for converting vibrational patterns into discernible sounds, and light waves, the invisible oscillations that bring color and brightness to our world. Beyond these commonly experienced waves, the exploration expands to embrace the electromagnetic spectrum, featuring an array of invisible yet profoundly impactful waves like radio waves, microwaves, and X-rays. These underpin much of our modern technological landscape, from broadcasting and data transmission to medical imaging. This fascinating subject interweaves principles from physics, mathematics, and engineering to impart an understanding of how wave propagation enables energy and information transfer. By delving into wave properties like amplitude, frequency, and wavelength, or by understanding advanced concepts like wave interference, diffraction, and polarization, the study of waves allows us to comprehend and shape our technologically sophisticated world better. Introduction to Waves: Sound, Light, and Beyond is a comprehensive guide that delves into the captivating world of wave phenomena. Catering to students, researchers, and enthusiasts seeking to grasp the principles, applications, and impacts of diverse wave types, this book covers a broad spectrum of topics. These include an introduction to waves, wave phenomena in nature, sound and light waves, wave behavior and interference, other types of waves beyond sound and light, the role of waves in modern technology, and future trends in wave science. The book delivers a unique blend of academic rigor and practical insights, fostering a deeper understanding of how waves shape our lives and the world around us. Introduction to Waves: Sound, Light, and Beyond equips readers with the knowledge to explore and appreciate the intriguing interplay of waves in various contexts, stimulating intellectual curiosity, fostering academic discourse, and inspiring advancements in wave-related fields. It is an essential resource for those committed to unraveling the mysteries of wave phenomena, from fundamental principles to cutting-edge applications.

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  • Acoustics Waves And Osillations

    New Academic Science Ltd Acoustics Waves And Osillations

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  • Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2:

    ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2:

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    Book SynopsisQuantum mechanics is the foundation of modern technology, due to its innumerable applications in physics, chemistry and even biology. This second volume studies Schrödinger�s equation and its applications in the study of wells, steps and potential barriers. It examines the properties of orthonormal bases in the space of square-summable wave functions and Dirac notations in the space of states. This book has a special focus on the notions of the linear operators, the Hermitian operators, observables, Hermitian conjugation, commutators and the representation of kets, bras and operators in the space of states. The eigenvalue equation, the characteristic equation and the evolution equation of the mean value of an observable are introduced. The book goes on to investigate the study of conservative systems through the time evolution operator and Ehrenfest�s theorem. Finally, this second volume is completed by the introduction of the notions of quantum wire, quantum wells of semiconductor materials and quantum dots in the appendices.Table of Contents1. Schrödinger�s Equation and its Applications. 2. Hermitian Operator, Dirac�s Notations. 3. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of an Observable.

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    £125.06

  • Elastic Waves in Solids, Volume 1: Propagation

    ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Elastic Waves in Solids, Volume 1: Propagation

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    Book SynopsisElastic waves are used in fields as diverse as the non-destructive evaluation of materials, medicine, seismology and telecommunications. Elastic Waves in Solids 1 presents the different modes of propagation of elastic waves in increasingly complex media and structures. It first studies the propagation in an unlimited solid where only the material properties are taken into account. It then analyzes reflection and transmission phenomena at an interface with a fluid or a second solid.It explains the search for propagation modes on a free surface or at the interface between two media. Finally, it proposes a study of the dispersive propagation of elastic waves guided by a plate or a cylinder. This book is intended for students completing a master’s degree in acoustics, mechanics, geophysics or engineering, as well as teachers and researchers in these disciplines.Table of ContentsPreface ix List of Main Symbols xiii Chapter 1 Propagation in an Unbounded Solid 1 1.1 Reviewing the mechanics of continuous media 2 1.1.1 Conservation equations 2 1.1.2 Kinematics of continuous media 9 1.1.3 Poynting’s theorem: energy balance 10 1.1.4 Stress–strain relationship: Maxwell relations 12 1.2 Isotropic solid 14 1.2.1 Constitutive equations 14 1.2.2 Equations of propagation, wave decoupling 16 1.2.3 Traveling, plane, sinusoidal waves 21 1.2.4 Polarization 25 1.2.5 Acoustic intensity 26 1.2.6 Cylindrical and spherical waves 27 1.3 Anisotropic solid 32 1.3.1 Symmetry and elasticity tensor 32 1.3.2 Propagation equation, phase velocity, polarization 41 1.3.3 Propagation in an orthotropic material 43 1.3.4 Group velocity and energy velocity 45 1.3.5 Slowness surface and wave surface 48 1.4 Piezoelectric solid 54 1.4.1 Constitutive equations 54 1.4.2 Reduction in the number of independent piezoelectric constants 59 1.4.3 Plane waves in a piezoelectric crystal 61 1.5 Viscoelastic media 70 1.5.1 Constitutive equation of linear viscoelasticity 71 1.5.2 Simple rheological models 72 1.5.3 Velocity and attenuation in a viscoelastic medium 74 1.5.4 Time–temperature superposition principle 77 1.5.5 Newtonian fluid 78 Chapter 2 Reflection and Transmission at an Interface 81 2.1 Boundary conditions 82 2.2 Direction and polarization of reflected and transmitted waves 85 2.2.1 Graphical construction 86 2.2.2 Wave decoupling 87 2.2.3 Critical angle, evanescent wave and total reflection 89 2.2.4 Conservation of energy 91 2.3 Isotropic solid: transverse horizontal wave 93 2.3.1 Reflection and transmission between two solids 93 2.3.2 Plate between two solids, impedance matching 96 2.4 Isotropic media: longitudinal and transverse vertical waves 100 2.4.1 Reflection on a free surface 100 2.4.2 Solid–fluid interface 105 2.5 Anisotropic medium: diffraction matrix 116 2.5.1 Analytical resolution 117 2.5.2 Expression for the stresses 119 2.5.3 Sorting the solutions 120 2.5.4 Considerations of symmetry 121 2.5.5 Reflection and transmission coefficients, interface waves 124 2.5.6 Interface between an orthotropic solid and an isotropic solid 127 Chapter 3 Surface Waves and Interface Waves 131 3.1 Surface waves 132 3.1.1 Isotropic solid: Rayleigh wave 132 3.1.2 Anisotropic solid 141 3.1.3 Piezoelectric crystal 151 3.2 Interface waves 164 3.2.1 Isotropic solid-perfect fluid interface 164 3.2.2 Interface between two isotropic solids 169 3.3 Bleustein–Gulyaev wave 173 Chapter 4 Guided Elastic Waves 179 4.1 Waveguide, group velocity 180 4.1.1 Elementary planar waveguide 181 4.1.2 Velocity of a wave packet 184 4.1.3 Propagation of a Gaussian pulse 187 4.2 Transverse horizontal waves 189 4.2.1 Guided TH modes 190 4.2.2 Love wave 190 4.2.3 Love wave in an inhomogeneous medium 192 4.3 Lamb waves 196 4.3.1 Free isotropic plate 196 4.3.2 Isotropic plate immersed in a fluid 221 4.3.3 Free anisotropic plate 226 4.4 Cylindrical guides 235 4.4.1 Compressional modes 239 4.4.2 Flexural modes 243 4.4.3 Torsional modes 244 4.4.4 Tubular waveguide 246 Appendix 1 Differential Operators in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates 247 Appendix 2 Symmetry and Tensors 253 Appendix 3 Transport of Energy 279 References 287 Index 295

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  • Vibrations and Acoustic Radiation of Thin

    ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Vibrations and Acoustic Radiation of Thin

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    Book SynopsisSound is produced by vibrations and as such can be dampened or augmented based on materials selection. This title looks at the effects of sound and vibration on thin structures and details how damage may be avoided, acoustical effects created, and sound levels controlled.Table of ContentsPreface 11 1 Equations Governing the Vibrations of Thin Structures 15 1.1 Introduction 15 1.1.1 General Considerations on Thin Structures 15 1.1.2 Overview of the Energy Method 16 1.2 Thin Plates 17 1.2.1 Plate with Constant Thickness 18 1.2.2 Plate with Variable Thickness 25 1.2.3 Boundary with an Angular Point 27 1.3 Beams 29 1.4 Circular Cylindrical Shells 31 1.5 Spherical Shells 38 1.5.1 Approximation of the Strain and Stress Tensors and Application of the Virtual Works Theorem 39 1.5.2 Regularity Conditions at the Apexes 46 1.6 Variational Form of the Equations Governing Harmonic Vibrations of Plates and Shells 49 1.6.1 Variational Form of the Plate Equation 50 1.6.2 Variational Form of the Shells Equations 51 1.7 Exercises 52 2 Vibratory Response of Thin Structures in vacuo: Resonance Modes, Forced Harmonic Regime, Transient Regime 53 2.1 Introduction 53 2.2 Vibrations of Constant Cross-Section Beams 55 2.2.1 Independent Solutions for the Homogenous Beam Equation 55 2.2.2 Response of an Infinite Beam to a Point Harmonic Force 57 2.2.3 Resonance Modes of Finite Length Beams 59 2.2.4 Response of a Finite Length Beam to a Harmonic Force 66 2.3 Vibrations of Plates 68 2.3.1 Free Vibrations of an Infinite Plate 68 2.3.2 Green’s Kernel and Green’s function for the Time Harmonic Plate Equation and Response of an Infinite Plate to a Harmonic Excitation 71 2.3.3 Harmonic Vibrations of a Plate of Finite Dimensions: General Definition and Theorems 73 2.3.4 Resonance Modes and Resonance Frequencies of Circular Plates with Uniform Boundary Conditions 76 2.3.5 Resonance Modes and Resonance Frequencies of Rectangular Plates with Uniform Boundary Conditions 84 2.3.6 Response of a Plate to a Harmonic Excitation: Resonance Modes Series Representation 97 2.3.7 Boundary Integral Equations and the Boundary Element Method 99 2.3.8 Resonance Frequencies of Plates with Variable Thickness 117 2.3.9 Transient Response of an Infinite Plate with Constant Thickness 119 2.4 Vibrations of Cylindrical Shells 122 2.4.1 Free Oscillations of Cylindrical Shells of Infinite Length 122 2.4.2 Green’s Tensor for the Cylindrical Shell Equation 126 2.4.3 Harmonic Vibrations of a Cylindrical Shell of Finite Dimensions: General Definition and Theorems 129 2.4.4 Resonance Modes of a Cylindrical Shell Closed by Shear Diaphragms at Both Ends 130 2.4.5 Resonance Modes of a Cylindrical Shell Clamped at Both Ends 133 2.4.6 Response of a Cylindrical Shell to a Harmonic Excitation: Resonance Modes Representation 137 2.4.7 Boundary Integral Equations and Boundary Element Method 138 2.5 Vibrations of Spherical Shells 141 2.5.1 General Definition and Theorems 141 2.5.2 Solution of the Time Harmonic Spherical Shell Equation 143 2.6 Exercises 145 3 Acoustic Radiation and Transmission by Thin Structures 149 3.1 Introduction 149 3.2 Sound Transmission Across a Piston in a One-Dimensional Waveguide 151 3.2.1 Governing Equations 151 3.2.2 Time Fourier Transform of the Equations – Response of the System to a Harmonic Excitation 153 3.2.3 Response of the System to a Transient Excitation of the Piston 159 3.3 A One-dimensional Example of a Cavity Closed by a Vibrating Boundary 160 3.3.1 Equations Governing Free Harmonic Oscillations and their Reduced Form 161 3.3.2 Transmission of Sound Across the Vibrating Boundary 165 3.4 A Little Acoustics 168 3.4.1 Variational Form of the Wave Equation and of the Helmholtz Equation 168 3.4.2 Free-field Green’s Function of the Helmholtz Equation 170 3.4.3 Series Expansions of the Free Field Green’s Function of the Helmholtz Equation 170 3.4.4 Green’s Formula for the Helmholtz Operator and Green’s Representation of the Solution of the Helmholtz Equation 172 3.4.5 Numerical Difficulties 175 3.5 Infinite Structures 176 3.5.1 Infinite Plate in Contact with a Single Fluid or Two Different Fluids 176 3.5.2 Free Oscillations of an Infinite Circular Cylindrical Shell Filled with a vacuum and Immersed in a Fluid of Infinite Extent 196 3.5.3 A Few Remarks on the Free Oscillations of an Infinite Circular Cylindrical Shell containing a Fluid and Immersed in a Second Fluid of Infinite Extent 202 3.6 Baffled Rectangular Plate 203 3.6.1 General Theory: Eigenmodes, Resonance Modes, Series Expansion of the Response of the System 203 3.6.2 Rectangular Plate Clamped along its Boundary: Numerical Approximation of the Resonance Modes 209 3.6.3 Application: Transient Response of a Plate Struck by a Hammer 222 3.7 General Method for the Harmonic Regime: Classical Variational Formulation and Green’s Representation of the Plate Displacement 224 3.8 Baffled Plate Closing a Cavity 228 3.8.1 Equations Governing the Harmonic Motion of the Plate-Cavity-External Fluid System 229 3.8.2 Integro-differential Equation for the Plate Displacement and Matched Asymptotic Expansions 232 3.8.3 Boundary Integral Representation of the Interior Acoustic Pressure 237 3.8.4 Comparison between Numerical Predictions and Experiments 238 3.9 Cylindrical Finite Length Baffled Shell Excited by a Turbulent Internal Flow 243 3.9.1 Basic Equations and Green’s Representations of the Exterior and Interior Acoustic Pressures for a Normal Point Force 245 3.9.2 Numerical Methods for Solving Equations (3.111) 246 3.9.3 Comparison Between Numerical Results and Experimental Data 248 3.10 Radiation by a Finite Length Cylindrical Shell Excited by an Internal Acoustic Source 251 3.10.1 Statement of the Problem 251 3.10.2 Boundary Integral Representations of the Radiated Pressure and of the Shell Displacement 253 3.10.3 Green’s Representation of the Interior Acoustic Pressure and Matched Asymptotic Expansions 256 3.10.4 Directivity Pattern of the Radiated Acoustic Pressure 260 3.10.5 Numerical Method, Results and Concluding Remarks 262 3.11 Diffraction of a Transient Acoustic Wave by a Line 2’ Shell 264 3.11.1 Statement of the Problem 266 3.11.2 Resonance Modes and Response of the System to an Incident Transient Acoustic Wave 272 3.11.3 Numerical Method and Comparison between Numerical Prediction and Experimental Results 274 3.12 Exercises 278 Bibliography 279 Notations 285 Index 287

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  • Dictionary of Hearing

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Dictionary of Hearing

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    Book SynopsisThis dictionary includes a wide range of terms that are in general use in relation to the multi-disciplinary subject of hearing. It covers the fields of acoustics, audiology, electronics, medicine, phonetics, rehabilitation and social administration. The dictionary has been compiled to meet the needs of the professional who is non-specialist in some of the fields, of students taking courses related to hearing, of the lay person and of those whose first language is not English. The needs of the specialist are supported by the availability of concise definitions of terms in common usage.

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  • Fundamentals of Wave Phenomena

    SciTech Publishing Inc Fundamentals of Wave Phenomena

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    Book SynopsisThis textbook is written for use in any university course related to the physics of waves, wave theory, and electromagnetic waves in departments such as Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mathematics. The only prerequisite knowledge is a course in calculus. This textbook provides a unified treatment of waves that either occur naturally or can be excited and propagated in various media. This includes both longitudinal and transverse waves. The book covers both mechanical and electrical waves, which are normally covered separately due to their differences in physical phenomena. This text focuses more on the similarities of all waves, mechanical orelectromagnetic, and therefore allows the reader to formulate a unified understanding of wave phenomena in its totality. This second edition contains extensive updates and advances in the understanding of wave phenomena since the publication of the first edition (1985). Numerous additional problems are now present and several chapters have been rewritten and combined. This is the first book in the Mario Boella Series on Electromagnetism in Information and Communication. Key features include: A unified treatment of wave phenomena; Numerical techniques using MATLAB; Both mechanical and electrical waves are described; Necessary mathematics required to understand the material summarized within; Only prerequisite is an introductory course in calculus.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Review of Oscillations Chapter 2: Wave Motion Chapter 3: Some Mathematics Chapter 4: Fundamentals of Mechanical Waves Chapter 5: SoundWaves in Solids, Liquids, and Gases Chapter 6: Wave Reflection and Standing Waves Chapter 7: Spherical Waves, Waves in a Nonuniform Media, and Multidimensional Waves Chapter 8: Doppler Effect of Sound Waves and Shock Waves Chapter 9: Electromagnetic Waves Chapter 10: Radiation of Electromagnetic Waves Chapter 11: Interference and Diffraction Chapter 12: Geometrical Optics Chapter 13: Particle Nature of Light Chapter 14: Fourier Analyses and Laplace Transformation Chapter 15: Nonlinear Waves, Solitons, Shocks, and Chaos Appendix A: Constants and Units Appendix B: Trigonometric Identities, Calculus, and Laplace Transforms Appendix C: References Appendix D: Answers to Selected Problems

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  • Fundamentals of Acoustics

    ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Fundamentals of Acoustics

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    Book SynopsisThe central theme of the chapters is acoustic propagation in fluid media, dissipative or non-dissipative, homogeneous or nonhomogeneous, infinite or limited, placing particular emphasis on the theoretical formulation of the problems considered.Table of ContentsPreface 13 Chapter 1. Equations of Motion in Non-dissipative Fluid 15 1.1. Introduction 15 1.1.1. Basic elements 15 1.1.2. Mechanisms of transmission 16 1.1.3. Acoustic motion and driving motion 17 1.1.4. Notion of frequency 17 1.1.5. Acoustic amplitude and intensity 18 1.1.6. Viscous and thermal phenomena 19 1.2. Fundamental laws of propagation in non-dissipative fluids 20 1.2.1. Basis of thermodynamics 20 1.2.2. Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions of fluid motion 25 1.2.3. Expression of the fluid compressibility: mass conservation law 27 1.2.4. Expression of the fundamental law of dynamics: Euler’s equation 29 1.2.5. Law of fluid behavior: law of conservation of thermomechanic energy 30 1.2.6. Summary of the fundamental laws 31 1.2.7. Equation of equilibrium of moments 32 1.3. Equation of acoustic propagation 33 1.3.1. Equation of propagation 33 1.3.2. Linear acoustic approximation 34 1.3.3. Velocity potential 38 1.3.4. Problems at the boundaries 40 1.4. Density of energy and energy flow, energy conservation law 42 1.4.1. Complex representation in the Fourier domain 42 1.4.2. Energy density in an “ideal” fluid 43 1.4.3. Energy flow and acoustic intensity 45 1.4.4. Energy conservation law 48 Chapter 1: Appendix. Some General Comments on Thermodynamics 50 A.1. Thermodynamic equilibrium and equation of state 50 A.2. Digression on functions of multiple variables (study case of two variables) 51 A.2.1. Implicit functions 51 A.2.2. Total exact differential form 53 Chapter 2. Equations of Motion in Dissipative Fluid 55 2.1. Introduction 55 2.2. Propagation in viscous fluid: Navier-Stokes equation 56 2.2.1. Deformation and strain tensor 57 2.2.2. Stress tensor 62 2.2.3. Expression of the fundamental law of dynamics 64 2.3. Heat propagation: Fourier equation 70 2.4. Molecular thermal relaxation 72 2.4.1. Nature of the phenomenon 72 2.4.2. Internal energy, energy of translation, of rotation and of vibration of molecules 74 2.4.3. Molecular relaxation: delay of molecular vibrations 75 2.5. Problems of linear acoustics in dissipative fluid at rest 77 2.5.1. Propagation equations in linear acoustics 77 2.5.2. Approach to determine the solutions 81 2.5.3. Approach of the solutions in presence of acoustic sources 84 2.5.4. Boundary conditions 85 Chapter 2: Appendix. Equations of continuity and equations at the thermomechanic discontinuities in continuous media 93 A.1. Introduction 93 A.1.1. Material derivative of volume integrals 93 A.1.2. Generalization 96 A.2. Equations of continuity 97 A.2.1. Mass conservation equation 97 A.2.2. Equation of impulse continuity 98 A.2.3. Equation of entropy continuity 99 A.2.4. Equation of energy continuity 99 A.3. Equations at discontinuities in mechanics 102 A.3.1. Introduction 102 A.3.2. Application to the equation of impulse conservation 103 A.3.3. Other conditions at discontinuities 106 A.4. Examples of application of the equations at discontinuities in mechanics: interface conditions 106 A.4.1. Interface solid – viscous fluid 107 A.4.2. Interface between perfect fluids 108 A.4.3 Interface between two non-miscible fluids in motion 109 Chapter 3. Problems of Acoustics in Dissipative Fluids 111 3.1. Introduction 111 3.2. Reflection of a harmonic wave from a rigid plane 111 3.2.1. Reflection of an incident harmonic plane wave 111 3.2.2. Reflection of a harmonic acoustic wave 115 3.3. Spherical wave in infinite space: Green’s function 118 3.3.1. Impulse spherical source 118 3.3.2. Green’s function in three-dimensional space 121 3.4. Digression on two- and one-dimensional Green’s functions in non-dissipative fluids 125 3.4.1. Two-dimensional Green’s function 125 3.4.2. One-dimensional Green’s function 128 3.5. Acoustic field in “small cavities” in harmonic regime 131 3.6. Harmonic motion of a fluid layer between a vibrating membrane and a rigid plate, application to the capillary slit 136 3.7. Harmonic plane wave propagation in cylindrical tubes: propagation constants in “large” and “capillary” tubes 141 3.8. Guided plane wave in dissipative fluid 148 3.9. Cylindrical waveguide, system of distributed constants 151 3.10. Introduction to the thermoacoustic engines (on the use of phenomena occurring in thermal boundary layers) 154 3.11. Introduction to acoustic gyrometry (on the use of the phenomena occurring in viscous boundary layers) 162 Chapter 4. Basic Solutions to the Equations of Linear Propagation in Cartesian Coordinates 169 4.1. Introduction 169 4.2. General solutions to the wave equation 173 4.2.1. Solutions for propagative waves 173 4.2.2. Solutions with separable variables 176 4.3. Reflection of acoustic waves on a locally reacting surface 178 4.3.1. Reflection of a harmonic plane wave 178 4.3.2. Reflection from a locally reacting surface in random incidence 183 4.3.3. Reflection of a harmonic spherical wave from a locally reacting plane surface 184 4.3.4. Acoustic field before a plane surface of impedance Z under the load of a harmonic plane wave in normal incidence 185 4.4. Reflection and transmission at the interface between two different fluids 187 4.4.1. Governing equations 187 4.4.2. The solutions 189 4.4.3. Solutions in harmonic regime 190 4.4.4. The energy flux 192 4.5. Harmonic waves propagation in an infinite waveguide with rectangular cross-section 193 4.5.1. The governing equations 193 4.5.2. The solutions 195 4.5.3. Propagating and evanescent waves 197 4.5.4. Guided propagation in non-dissipative fluid 200 4.6. Problems of discontinuity in waveguides 206 4.6.1. Modal theory 206 4.6.2. Plane wave fields in waveguide with section discontinuities 207 4.7. Propagation in horns in non-dissipative fluids 210 4.7.1. Equation of horns 210 4.7.2. Solutions for infinite exponential horns 214 Chapter 4: Appendix. Eigenvalue Problems, Hilbert Space 217 A.1. Eigenvalue problems 217 A.1.1. Properties of eigenfunctions and associated eigenvalues 217 A.1.2. Eigenvalue problems in acoustics 220 A.1.3. Degeneracy 220 A.2. Hilbert space 221 A.2.1. Hilbert functions and L 2 space 221 A.2.2. Properties of Hilbert functions and complete discrete ortho-normal basis 222 A.2.3. Continuous complete ortho-normal basis 223 Chapter 5. Basic Solutions to the Equations of Linear Propagation in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates 227 5.1. Basic solutions to the equations of linear propagation in cylindrical coordinates 227 5.1.1. General solution to the wave equation 227 5.1.2. Progressive cylindrical waves: radiation from an infinitely long cylinder in harmonic regime 231 5.1.3. Diffraction of a plane wave by a cylinder characterized by a surface impedance 236 5.1.4. Propagation of harmonic waves in cylindrical waveguides 238 5.2. Basic solutions to the equations of linear propagation in spherical coordinates 245 5.2.1. General solution of the wave equation 245 5.2.2. Progressive spherical waves 250 5.2.3. Diffraction of a plane wave by a rigid sphere 258 5.2.4. The spherical cavity 262 5.2.5. Digression on monopolar, dipolar and 2n-polar acoustic fields 266 Chapter 6. Integral Formalism in Linear Acoustics 277 6.1. Considered problems 277 6.1.1. Problems 277 6.1.2. Associated eigenvalues problem 278 6.1.3. Elementary problem: Green’s function in infinite space 279 6.1.4. Green’s function in finite space 280 6.1.5. Reciprocity of the Green’s function 294 6.2. Integral formalism of boundary problems in linear acoustics 296 6.2.1. Introduction 296 6.2.2. Integral formalism 297 6.2.3. On solving integral equations 300 6.3. Examples of application 309 6.3.1. Examples of application in the time domain 309 6.3.2. Examples of application in the frequency domain 318 Chapter 7. Diffusion, Diffraction and Geometrical Approximation 357 7.1. Acoustic diffusion: examples 357 7.1.1. Propagation in non-homogeneous media 357 7.1.2. Diffusion on surface irregularities 360 7.2. Acoustic diffraction by a screen 362 7.2.1. Kirchhoff-Fresnel diffraction theory 362 7.2.2. Fraunhofer’s approximation 364 7.2.3. Fresnel’s approximation 366 7.2.4. Fresnel’s diffraction by a straight edge 369 7.2.5. Diffraction of a plane wave by a semi-infinite rigid plane: introduction to Sommerfeld’s theory 371 7.2.6. Integral formalism for the problem of diffraction by a semi-infinite plane screen with a straight edge 376 7.2.7. Geometric Theory of Diffraction of Keller (GTD) 379 7.3. Acoustic propagation in non-homogeneous and non-dissipative media in motion, varying “slowly” in time and space: geometric approximation 385 7.3.1. Introduction 385 7.3.2. Fundamental equations 386 7.3.3. Modes of perturbation 388 7.3.4. Equations of rays 392 7.3.5. Applications to simple cases 397 7.3.6. Fermat’s principle 403 7.3.7. Equation of parabolic waves 405 Chapter 8. Introduction to Sound Radiation and Transparency of Walls 409 8.1. Waves in membranes and plates 409 8.1.1. Longitudinal and quasi-longitudinal waves. 410 8.1.2. Transverse shear waves 412 8.1.3. Flexural waves 413 8.2. Governing equation for thin, plane, homogeneous and isotropic plate in transverse motion 419 8.2.1. Equation of motion of membranes 419 8.2.2. Thin, homogeneous and isotropic plates in pure bending 420 8.2.3. Governing equations of thin plane walls 424 8.3. Transparency of infinite thin, homogeneous and isotropic walls 426 8.3.1. Transparency to an incident plane wave 426 8.3.2. Digressions on the influence and nature of the acoustic field on both sides of the wall 431 8.3.3. Transparency of a multilayered system: the double leaf system 434 8.4. Transparency of finite thin, plane and homogeneous walls: modal theory 438 8.4.1. Generally 438 8.4.2. Modal theory of the transparency of finite plane walls 439 8.4.3. Applications: rectangular plate and circular membrane 444 8.5. Transparency of infinite thick, homogeneous and isotropic plates 450 8.5.1. Introduction 450 8.5.2. Reflection and transmission of waves at the interface fluid-solid 450 8.5.3. Transparency of an infinite thick plate 457 8.6. Complements in vibro-acoustics: the Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) method 461 8.6.1. Introduction 461 8.6.2. The method 461 8.6.3. Justifying approach 463 Chapter 9. Acoustics in Closed Spaces 465 9.1. Introduction 465 9.2. Physics of acoustics in closed spaces: modal theory 466 9.2.1. Introduction 466 9.2.2. The problem of acoustics in closed spaces 468 9.2.3. Expression of the acoustic pressure field in closed spaces 471 9.2.4. Examples of problems and solutions 477 9.3. Problems with high modal density: statistically quasi-uniform acoustic fields 483 9.3.1. Distribution of the resonance frequencies of a rectangular cavity with perfectly rigid walls 483 9.3.2. Steady state sound field at “high” frequencies 487 9.3.3. Acoustic field in transient regime at high frequencies 494 9.4. Statistical analysis of diffused fields 497 9.4.1. Characteristics of a diffused field 497 9.4.2. Energy conservation law in rooms 498 9.4.3. Steady-state radiation from a punctual source 500 9.4.4. Other expressions of the reverberation time 502 9.4.5. Diffused sound fields 504 9.5. Brief history of room acoustics 508 Chapter 10. Introduction to Non-linear Acoustics, Acoustics in Uniform Flow, and Aero-acoustics 511 10.1. Introduction to non-linear acoustics in fluids initially at rest 511 10.1.1. Introduction 511 10.1.2. Equations of non-linear acoustics: linearization method 513 10.1.3. 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a thermoacoustic system 1.7 Thermoacoustic stability analysis: Acoustic vs dynamical systems approach 1.8 Beyond limit cycles 1.9 Thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors 1.10 Transition to thermoacoustic instability in turbulent reacting flow systems 1.10.1 Is combustion noise deterministic or stochastic? 1.10.2 Studying the transition to thermoacoustic instability in “noisy” systems 1.10.3 Noise induced transition, stochastic bifurcation and Fokker-Planck equation 1.10.4 Is ‘signal plus noise’ paradigm the right way to go about? 1.11 Alternate perspectives 1.11.1 Combustion noise is chaos 1.11.2 Intermittency presages the onset of thermoacoustic instability 1.11.3 Multifractal description of combustion noise and its transition to thermoacoustic instability 1.11.4 Complex networks 1.11.5 On the importance of being nonlinear 1.11.6 Reductionist vs complex systems approach 1.12 References 2 Introduction to Dynamical Systems Theory 2.1 Dynamical system 2.1.1 Conservative and dissipative dynamical systems 2.1.2 Modeling dynamical systems as discrete and continuous functions of time 2.2 Linear approximation of one-dimensional systems 2.2.1 Two-dimensional linear systems 2.3 Bifurcations and their classification 2.3.1 Saddle-node bifurcation 2.3.2 Transcritical bifurcation 2.3.3 Pitchfork bifurcation 2.3.4 Hopf bifurcation 2.4 Signals and their classification 2.4.1 Limit cycle oscillations 2.4.2 Period-= oscillations 2.4.3 Quasiperiodic oscillations 2.4.4 Chaotic oscillations 2.4.5 Difference between strange chaotic, strange nonchaotic, and chaotic nonstrange attractors 2.4.6 Intermittency 2.5 Routes to chaos 2.5.1 Period-doubling route to chaos 2.5.2 Quasiperiodic route to chaos 2.5.3 Intermittency route to chaos 2.6 Phase space reconstruction 2.6.1 Selection of optimum time delay () 2.6.2 Selection of the minimum emending dimension (d) 2.7 Poincaré map (or Poincaré section or return map) 2.8 Recurrence plots 2.8.1 Cross recurrence plots 2.8.2 Joint recurrence plot 2.8.3 Recurrence quantification analysis 2.9 References 3 Bifurcation to Limit Cycle Oscillations in Laminar Thermoacoustic Systems 3.1 A brief history of Rijke-type thermoacoustic systems 3.2 Bifurcation characteristics of a deterministic thermoacoustic system 3.3 Noise-induced transition, triggering, and stochastic bifurcation to limit cycle 3.3.1 Effect of noise on hysteresis (or bistability) of a subcritical Hopf bifurcation 3.3.2 Stochastic (or P) bifurcation 3.3.3 Triggering in thermoacoustic systems 3.4 References 4 Thermoacoustic Instability: Beyond Limit Cycle Oscillations 4.1 Bifurcation of thermoacoustic instability beyond the state of limit cycle 4.2 Other dynamical states of thermoacoustic instability 4.2.1 Strange nonchaos 4.2.2 Intermittency 4.3 Routes to chaos for thermoacoustic oscillations 4.3.1 Period-doubling route to chaos 4.3.2 Ruelle-Takens-Newhouse route to chaos 4.3.3 Intermittency route to chaos 4.4 Nonlinear nature of flame-acoustic interactions 4.5 References 5 Thermoacoustic Instability is Self-Organization in a Complex System 5.1 Examples of complex systems 5.2 Nonlinearity: The reductionist’s nightmare 5.3 Emergence 5.4 Pattern formation 5.5 Order emerging from chaos 5.6 Onset of thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors 5.7 Fractals and multifractals 5.8 Collective interaction in complex systems 5.9 Complex networks 5.10 Why should we use complex systems approach to study thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors? 5.11 Practical applications 5.12 References 6 Intermittency - A State Precedes Thermoacoustic Instability and Blowout in Turbulent Combustors 6.1 Classification of sound waves generated by turbulent flame in a combustor 6.2 What is combustion noise? 6.2.1 Phase space dynamics of acoustic pressure fluctuations during combustion noise 6.2.2 0-1 test for chaos 6.3 What is thermoacoustic instability? 6.4 Transition from combustion noise to thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors 6.4.1 Reformulating the onset of thermoacoustic instability as a loss of chaos 6.4.2 Intermittency route to thermoacoustic instability 6.4.3 Characteristics of the intermittency signal 6.4.4 Bifurcation analysis of intermittency route to thermoacoustic instability 6.5 Phase space and recurrence analysis of the intermittency route to thermoacoustic instability 6.6 Intermittency route to flame blowout 6.7 Type of intermittency en-route to thermoacoustic instability and its scaling laws 6.8 References 7 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Flow, Flame, and Acoustic Fields during the Onset of Thermoacoustic Instability 7.1 Pattern formation 7.2 The emergence of patterns during the onset of thermoacoustic instability 7.3 Collective interaction of large-scale vortices during thermoacoustic instability 7.4 References 8 Synchronization of Self-excited Acoustics and Turbulent Reacting Flow Dynamics 8.1 Basics of synchronization of coupled oscillators 8.2 Mutual synchronization of the acoustic 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    Springer Nature Switzerland AG Lecture Notes on Acoustics and Noise Control

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    Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a guide to the fundamental principles of acoustics in a straightforward manner using a solid foundation in mathematics and physics. It is designed for those who are new to acoustics and noise control, and includes all the necessary material for a comprehensive understanding of the topic. It is written in lecture-note style and can be easily adapted to an acoustics-related one semester course at the senior undergraduate or graduate level. The book also serves as a ready reference for the practicing engineer new to the application of acoustic principles arising in product design and fabrication.Table of ContentsComplex Numbers for Harmonic Functions.- Solutions of Acoustic Wave Equation.- Derivation of Acoustic Wave Equation.- Acoustic Intensity and Specific Acoustic Impedance.- Solutions of Spherical Wave Equation.- Acoustic Waves from Spherical Sources.- Boundary Conditions and Mode Shapes.- Resonant Cavities and Acoustic Waveguides.- Power Transmission in Pipelines.- Filters and Resonators.- Sound Pressure Levels and Octave Bands.- Room Acoustics.

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    Springer Nature Switzerland AG Aviation Noise Impact Management: Technologies,

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    Book SynopsisThis open access book provides a view into the state-of-the-art research on aviation noise and related annoyance. The book will primarily focus on the achievements of the ANIMA project (Aviation Noise Impact Management through Novel Approaches), but not exclusively.The content has a broader theme in order to encompass. regulation issues, the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) balanced approach, progresses made on technologies and reduction of noise at source, impact of possible future civil supersonic aircraft, land-use planning issues, as well as the core topics of the ANIMA project, i.e. impact on human beings, annoyance, quality of life, health and findings of the project in this respect.This book differs from traditional research programmes on aviation noise as the authors endeavour, not to lower noise at source, but to reduce the annoyance. This book examines these non-acoustic factors in an effort to help those most affected by aviation noise – communities living close to airports, and also help airport managers, policy-makers, local authorities and researchers to deal with this issue holistically. The book concludes with some recommendations for EU, national and local policy-makers, airport and aviation authorities, and more broadly a scientifically literate audience. These recommendations may help to identify gaps for progress in terms of research but also genuine implementation actions for political and regulatory authorities.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Understanding the basics of aviation noise.- Status: Noise burden in Europe.- Part I: Regulating and reducing noise today.- Balanced approach to aircraft noise management.- Perspective on 25 years of European aircraft noise reduction technology efforts and shift towards global research aimed at quieter air transport.- Future aircraft and the future of aircraft noise.- Competing agendas for land-use around airports.- Part II: Beyond flying machines, Human beings.- Impact of aircraft noise on health.- Coping with aviation noise: Non-acoustic factors influencing annoyance and sleep disturbance from noise.- Engaging communities in the hard quest for consensus.- Towards innovative ways to assess annoyance.- Towards mapping of noise impact.- ANIMA noise platform and ANIMA methodology: One-stop shop for aviation noise management.- Overall perspectives.

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    Springer Nature Switzerland AG Handbook of Materials for Percussion Musical

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    Book SynopsisThis book describes the properties of materials used for making percussion instruments for classical music played by a symphony orchestra in which the instruments could be played as a soloist instrument or as a group or several groups of instruments, as they are included into a musical work. A chapter is devoted to the bells. The scope of this book is primarily confined to percussion instruments of symphony orchestras taking into account the centuries of musical art and tradition. This book bridges the gap in the technical literature on describing the properties of materials for percussion instruments—timpani, other drums, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, gong, cymbal, triangle, celesta, castanets.Trade Review“This book contains new features … and is of great interest for the musical acoustics community. … Another appreciable specificity of the book is the high number of clear pictures and figures of wonderful quality … . this book is a compulsory starting point for any future research on percussion instruments, and should be usefully associated with other books and publications more specialized in physical modeling. The references are extensive and beyond the usual references lists in musical acoustics.” (Antoine Chaigne, EAA Newsletter Nuntius, euracoustics.org, January-February, 2023)Table of ContentsHandbook of materials for percussion instrumentsChapter 0 PrefacePART 1 Percussion instruments, their classification and their soundChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Organology of percussion instruments and patents Chapter 3 About the sound of percussion instruments Chapter 4 Experimental methodology for acoustical properties of percussion instruments PART 2 Structural parts of the InstrumentsChapter 5 The membranophones - timpani, drums, tambourine Chapter 6 The Idiophones made of wood played with mallets – marimba, xylophone Chapter 7 The metallic idiophones played with mallets- vibraphone, glockenspiel Chapter 8 The struck idiophones played with mallets -gong, tam-tam, cymbal, chimes, triangle, plateChapter 9 The mallets Chapter 10 Other Struck idiophone- the church bell, carillon Chapter 11 Idiophones with keyboard – celesta Chapter 12 The Concussion Idiophones - castanets, woodblocks Chapter 13 New Percussion instruments PART 3 Properties of MaterialsChapter 14 Properties of wood for percussion instruments Chapter 15 Properties of metallic alloys for percussion instruments Chapter 16 Properties of leather for percussion instruments Chapter 17 Properties of new materials for percussion instruments PART 4 Maintenance and conservation of percussion instrumentsChapter 18 Care and maintenance of percussion instruments Chapter 19 Conservation of percussion instrument Chapter 20 Patents

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    Book SynopsisThis book presents the notes from the seminar on wave phenomena given in 2019 at the Mathematical Research Center in Oberwolfach.The research on wave-type problems is a fascinating and emerging field in mathematical research with many challenging applications in sciences and engineering. Profound investigations on waves require a strong interaction of several mathematical disciplines including functional analysis, partial differential equations, mathematical modeling, mathematical physics, numerical analysis, and scientific computing.The goal of this book is to present a comprehensive introduction to the research on wave phenomena. Starting with basic models for acoustic, elastic, and electro-magnetic waves, topics such as the existence of solutions for linear and some nonlinear material laws, efficient discretizations and solution methods in space and time, and the application to inverse parameter identification problems are covered. The aim of this book is to intertwine analysis and numerical mathematics for wave-type problems promoting thus cooperative research projects in this field.Table of ContentsSpace-time approximations for linear acoustic, elastic, and electro-magnetic wave equations.- Local wellposedness and long-time behavior of quasilinear Maxwell equations.- Error analysis of second-order time integration methods for discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of Friedrichs’ systems.- An abstract framework for inverse wave problems with applications.

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    Book SynopsisThe book presents topical theoretical and experimental studies for developing advanced methods of detecting materials fracture and assessing their structural state using acoustic emission. It introduces new mathematical models characterizing the displacement fields arising from crack-like defects and establishes a new criterion for classifying different types of materials fracture based on specific parameters obtained from wavelet transforms of acoustic emission signals. The book applies this approach to experimental studies in three types of materials—fiber-reinforced composites, dental materials, and hydrogen-embrittled steels.Table of Contents1 Macrofracture of Structural Materials and Methods of Determining its Type................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Types of Structural Materials Fracture................................................................ 1 1.2 Application of the Acoustic Emission Method to Detect the Fracture of Structural Materials...................................................................... 8 1.3 Detection of Defects by Signals of Magnetoelastic Acoustic Emission ................................................................ 19 1.4 Methods of Spectral Analysis of AE Signals................................................... 21 1.5 Application of Wavelet Transform for Analysis of AE signals........................................................................................... 31 References............................................................................................................................... 43 2 Mathematical Models for Displacement Fields Caused by the Crack in an Elastic Half-Space............................................................................ 61 2.1 Basic Relations of Three-Dimensional Dynamic Problems of the Theory of Elasticity for Bodies with Cracks........................................... 62 2.2 Modeling of Wave Displacements Field on the Half-Space Surface due to Displacement of the Internal Crack Faces............................... 68 References............................................................................................................................ 102 3 Energy Criterion for Identification of the Types of Material Macrofracture............................................................................................. 105 3.1 Methods for Identifying the Types of Macrofracture................................... 105 3.2 Construction of the Energy Criterion.............................................................. 108 3.3 Continuous Wavelet Transform of the AE Signals Emitted under Fracture of Aluminum and its Alloy...................................................... 123 3.4 Specific Features of the Acoustic Emission Signals During Fracture of Aluminum Alloy Welded Joints under Quasi-Static Loading............................................................................................ 130 3.5 AE-identification of the Types of Fracture during Low-Temperature Creep Crack Growth........................................................... 135 3.6 Application of the Wavelet Transform to Study the Features of Non-Metallic Materials Fracture................................................... 140 References............................................................................................................................ 144 vii 4 Evaluation of the Types and Mechanisms of Fracture of Composite Materials According to Energy Criteria...................................... 151 4.1 Specific Features of Macrofracture of the Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites............................................................................ 152 4.2 AE-diagnostics of Fracture of the Aramid Fiber Reinforced Composites............................................................................ 159 References............................................................................................................................ 179 5 Ranking of Dental Materials and Orthopedic Constructions by their Tendency to Fracture.................................................................................. 185 5.1 State-of-the Art of Researches on Mechanical Properties of Dental Materials............................................................................................. 186 5.2 Determination of the Characteristics of Materials for Temporary Fixed Constructions of Dentures...................................................................... 187 5.3 Evaluation of the Types of Dental Polymer Fracture by the Energy Criterion........................................................................................... 199 5.4 Peculiarities of Some Tooth-Endocrown Systems Fracture under Quasi-Static Loading............................................... 205 References............................................................................................................................ 220 6 Rating of Hydrogen Damaging of Steels by Wavelet Transform of Magnetoelastic Acoustic Emission Signals................................. 227 6.1 Some Aspects of Operation the Technical Systems in Hydrogenous Medium................................................................................... 228 6.2 Method for Estimating the Hydrogen Damage of Structural Materials by Wavelet Transform of MAE Signals........................................ 232 6.3 Approbation of the Research Technigue on Specimens of Long-Term Operated Pipe Steels..................................................................... 244 References............................................................................................................................ 255

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  • Light and Waves: A Conceptual Exploration of

    Springer International Publishing AG Light and Waves: A Conceptual Exploration of

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    Book SynopsisThis book explores light and other types of waves, using this as a window into other aspects of physics. It emphasizes a conceptual understanding, using examples chosen from everyday life and the natural environment. For example, it explains how hummingbird feathers create shimmering colors, how musical instruments produce sound, and how atoms stick together to form molecules. It provides a unique perspective on physics by emphasizing commonalities among different types of waves, including string waves, water waves, sound waves, light waves, the matter waves of quantum mechanics, and the gravitational waves of general relativity. This book is targeted toward college non-science majors, advanced high school students, and adults who are curious about our physical world. It assumes familiarity with algebra but no further mathematics and is classroom-ready with many worked examples, exercises, exploratory puzzles, and appendices to support students from a variety of backgrounds.Trade Review“‘Light and Waves’ fills a need to educate non-science majors and laypeople on the joy of optics. This highly recommended book inspires questions, curiosity, excitement and interest in the natural universe. … this book special is the quality of the questions, the variety of worked problems with answers, the numerous exercises and crucial additional resources.” (Barry R. Masters, optica-opn.org, October 26, 2023)Table of ContentsContentsPreface1 Introduction1.1 Theories of Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.1.1 Extramission theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.1.2 Particle theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.1.3 Wave theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.1.4 Particle-wave duality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.1.5 Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.2 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Part I: Waves2 Properties of Waves 2.1 Introduction to waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.1.1 Examples of waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.1.2 Transverse, longitudinal, and surface waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.1.3 Amplitude and wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.2 Speed and velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.2.1 Speed and velocity of waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.2.2 Speed of light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.2.3 Measuring the speed of light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222.2.4 Speed of light in a medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.2.5 Aside: High frequency stock market trading and the speed of light . . . . . . 232.3 Frequency and period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.3.1 Frequency and period of waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.3.2 Cars on a road analogy for waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.4 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.5 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Superposition3.1 Superposition of waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293.1.1 The superposition principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293.1.2 Rogue waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303.1.3 Constructive and destructive interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313.1.4 Beating patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323.2 Standing waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323.2.1 Reflection at boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323.2.2 Standing waves from reflected waves and superposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333.2.3 Standing waves between two boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343.3 Thin film interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353.3.1 Structural coloration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363.4 Diffraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363.4.1 Diffraction through holes and around obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363.4.2 Huygen’s principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373.5 Diffraction and interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.5.1 Double-slit experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.5.2 Double-slit experiment analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.5.3 Diffraction gratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393.5.4 Single-slit experiment and analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.5.5 The Arago-Poisson spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.5.6 Babinet’s principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413.5.7 Atmospheric diffraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413.6 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423.7 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433.8 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 Wave Interactions 4.1 Resonance, coupling, and damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454.1.1 Resonance and coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454.1.2 Resonance with light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464.1.3 Energy transfer at a constant frequency is reversible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484.1.4 Energy loss from damping is irreversible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504.1.5 Aside: The Tacoma Narrows and Millennium Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514.2 Intensity spectra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.2.1 Spectral graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.2.2 Continuous and line spectra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544.3 Transmission and absorption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554.3.1 Transmission spectra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554.3.2 Absorption spectra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574.4 Doppler effect and red/blue shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594.4.1 The Doppler effect for sound waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594.4.2 Doppler effect for other types of waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614.4.3 Supersonic motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624.5 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634.6 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645 Mechanical Waves 5.1 Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 695.1.1 How waves work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 695.1.2 Speed of waves on a string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705.1.3 Damped waves on a string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715.2 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715.2.1 Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715.2.2 How sound waves work and speed of sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725.2.3 The sound spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745.2.4 Sonar and Medical ultrasound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755.3 The physics of music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765.3.1 Physics terminology for music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765.3.2 Musical instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775.3.3 The Western musical scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805.4 Water waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815.4.1 Forces and wave speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815.4.2 Phase velocity and group velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845.4.3 Water motion in waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855.4.4 Long wavelength water waves: tsunamis, tides, and seiches . . . . . . . . . . 875.5 Seismic waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915.5.1 Earthquakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915.5.2 Types of seismic waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915.5.3 Seismic wave speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925.5.4 The Earth’s structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925.6 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935.7 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Part II: Light 6 Electromagnetic waves 6.1 Light waves as electric and magnetic fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976.1.1 Scalars, vectors, and fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 986.1.2 Static electric fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 986.1.3 Static magnetic fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006.1.4 Dynamic electric and magnetic fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1026.1.5 Electromagnetic waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1036.1.6 How light waves work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1036.1.7 Light in a medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1046.2 The electromagnetic spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1046.3 Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1066.3.1 White objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1066.3.2 Rayleigh scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1076.4 Polarization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1086.4.1 Electromagnetic waves can be polarized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1086.4.2 Polarized light from selective absorption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1096.4.3 Other sources of polarized light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1096.4.4 Birefringence and optical activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1106.4.5 Between crossed polarizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1106.4.6 Circular polarization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1116.5 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1126.6 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1137 Photons 7.1 Quantum mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1157.1.1 Problems with classical mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1157.1.2 Photons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1167.1.3 Quantum interpretation of the double-slit experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1187.2 Momentum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1197.2.1 Classical momentum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1197.2.2 Photon momentum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1197.2.3 Radiometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1207.2.4 Solar sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1207.2.5 Laser tweezers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1217.3 Matter waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1227.3.1 The de Broglie equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1227.3.2 Matter wave speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1237.3.3 Particle in a box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1237.3.4 The hydrogen atom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1267.3.5 Atomic spectra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1287.4 Fluorescence, phosphorescence, and lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1297.4.1 Fluorescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1297.4.2 Phosphorescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1307.4.3 Lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1307.5 Quantum mechanics and information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1317.5.1 Heisenberg uncertainty principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1317.5.2 Entanglement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1337.6 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1347.7 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1367.8 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1368 Blackbody radiation 8.1 Blackbody radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1398.1.1 Wien’s displacement law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1398.1.2 Stefan-Boltzmann Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1418.1.3 Radiation coupling for black and white objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1418.1.4 Two-way blackbody radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1428.2 The greenhouse effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1438.2.1 Greenhouse effects on Mars and Venus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1448.2.2 Global warming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1458.3 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1468.4 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1478.4.1 The Earth’s energy budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Part III: Rays 9 Shadows and Pinhole cameras 9.1 Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1519.1.1 Umbra and penumbra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1519.2 Pinhole camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1539.3 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1539.4 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15410 Reflection 10.1 Reflection in general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15510.1.1 Requirements for reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15510.1.2 Law of reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15610.2 Flat reflectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15710.2.1 One mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15710.2.2 Retroreflectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15910.3 Concave reflectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16010.3.1 Parabolic reflectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16010.3.2 Concave spherical mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16110.4 Convex spherical mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16410.5 Mirrors, inversion, and symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16510.6 Fermat’s principle of least time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16610.7 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Sahin, Mushtaq Ali, Jinsoo Park, and Ghulam Destgeer 1.1 Introduction 1 1.1.1 Acoustic or Sound Waves 1 1.1.2 Dominos Effect 1 1.1.3 Elastic vs Inelastic Waves 2 1.1.4 Scope of Acoustics 4 1.2 Brief History of Acoustic Waves 4 1.2.1 Early History 4 1.2.2 History of Acoustic Streaming 4 1.2.3 History of Acoustic Radiation Force 5 1.3 What Is an Acoustic Wave? 6 1.3.1 Acoustic Parameters 6 1.3.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Pressure Fields 6 1.3.3 Wave Propagation 7 1.3.4 Wave Dissipation 7 1.3.5 Wave Dispersion 8 1.4 Modes of Acoustic Waves 8 1.4.1 Categorization Based on Frequency Range 9 1.4.2 Categorization Based on Propagation Mode 9 1.4.2.1 Longitudinal Waves 9 1.4.2.2 Shear Waves 10 1.4.2.3 Rayleigh Waves 11 1.4.2.4 Love Waves 12 1.4.2.5 Lamb Waves 12 1.4.3 Categorization Based on Wave Configuration 12 1.4.3.1 Traveling Waves 12 1.4.3.2 Standing Waves 13 1.5 Acoustic Wave Propagation and Interaction 13 1.5.1 Transmission and Reflection of Acoustic Waves 13 1.5.2 Acoustic Scattering 14 1.5.3 Acoustic Radiation 16 1.6 Acoustic Wave Attenuation 18 1.6.1 Viscoelastic Attenuation 18 1.6.2 Acousto-Thermal Heating 19 1.6.3 Acoustic Streaming Flow 19 1.6.3.1 Eckart Streaming 20 1.6.3.2 Rayleigh Streaming 20 1.6.3.3 Bubble-Driven Microstreaming 21 1.6.3.4 Applications of Acoustic Streaming Flow 21 1.7 Generation and Propagation of Acoustic Waves 22 1.7.1 Acoustic Waves Generation in Nature 22 1.7.2 Generation of Acoustic Waves in Lab 22 1.7.2.1 Lower-Frequency Acoustic Waves 22 1.7.2.2 Piezoelectricity and High-Frequency Wave Generation 23 1.8 Acoustic Waves Effects in Fluidic Media 24 1.8.1 Vibrating Membranes and Sharp-Edge Structures 25 1.8.2 Oscillating Bubbles 25 1.8.2.1 Cavitation 26 1.8.3 Optoacoustic Imaging 27 1.8.4 Manifestations of Acoustic Radiation Force and Acoustic Streaming Flow 28 List of Abbreviations and Symbols 28 References 29 2 Basic Theories and Physics of Acoustic Technologies 37 Khemraj G. Kshetri and Nitesh Nama 2.1 Introduction 37 2.2 Acoustic Waves in Solids 38 2.2.1 Governing Equation 39 2.2.2 Acoustic Waves in Non-piezoelectric Solids 39 2.2.3 Acoustic Waves in Piezoelectric Solids 40 2.3 Acoustic Waves in Fluids 40 2.3.1 Governing Equations 40 2.3.2 Acoustic Streaming 41 2.3.2.1 Modeling Approach for Slow Streaming 44 2.3.2.2 Modeling Approach for Fast Streaming 45 2.3.3 Distinction Between Lagrangian and Eulerian Fluid Velocity and Stokes’ Drift 46 2.3.4 Acoustic Streaming Near Solid Particles 47 2.3.5 Acoustic Streaming Near Fluid–Fluid Interfaces 47 2.4 Forces in Acoustofluidic Systems 49 2.4.1 Primary Acoustic Radiation Force 49 2.4.2 Secondary Acoustic Radiation Force 52 2.4.2.1 Forces Between Two Rigid Spheres 53 2.4.2.2 Forces Between Two Bubbles 53 2.4.2.3 Forces Between a Solid Particle and a Bubble 54 2.4.2.4 Forces Between a Liquid Drop and a Bubble 55 2.4.3 Hydrodynamic Drag Force 55 2.5 Conclusions and Perspectives 57 References 58 3 Materials for Acoustic Wave Generation and Modulation 67 Noé Jiménez 3.1 Introduction 67 3.1.1 Generation and Detection of Ultrasound 67 3.1.2 Technologies for Ultrasound Transducers 68 3.2 Piezoelectricity 68 3.2.1 Model Equations 68 3.2.1.1 Stress-Charge Formulation 69 3.2.1.2 Strain-Charge Formulation 70 3.2.1.3 Stress-Field Formulation 70 3.2.1.4 Strain-Field Formulation 70 3.2.2 The Piezoelectric Constants 70 3.2.3 Longitudinal Motion in a Piezoelectric Material 71 3.2.3.1 A Simple Piezoelectric Model 71 3.2.3.2 Waves in the Piezoelectric Material 72 3.3 Piezoelectric Materials 73 3.3.1 Piezoelectric Crystals 73 3.3.2 Piezoelectric Ceramics 74 3.3.3 Piezoelectric Polymers 74 3.3.4 Piezoelectric Composites 74 3.4 Ultrasound Transducers 75 3.4.1 Elements of a Transducer 75 3.4.2 The Piezoelectric Slab 75 3.4.3 Matching Layers 76 3.4.3.1 Classical Matching Layer Design 76 3.4.3.2 Multiple Matching Layer Design 77 3.4.3.3 Broadband Matching Layer Design 77 3.4.4 Backing Layer 77 3.4.5 Electrical Impedance Matching Network 78 3.5 Ultrasound Beams 78 3.5.1 Circular Aperture Transducers 78 3.5.2 Focused Transducers 80 3.5.3 Phased-Array Transducers 83 3.6 Acoustic Lenses 83 3.6.1 Refraction by Bulky Lenses 84 3.6.1.1 Spherical Lenses 84 3.6.1.2 Ellipsoidal Lenses 85 3.6.1.3 Axicon Lenses 85 3.6.1.4 Frensel and Fraxicon Lenses 86 3.6.1.5 Lenses for Vortex Generation 86 3.6.2 Diffraction by Gratings 87 3.6.2.1 Cartesian Diffraction Grating 87 3.6.2.2 Asymmetric Diffraction Grating 87 3.6.2.3 Fresnel Zone Plates 88 3.6.2.4 Archimedean Spiral Gratings 89 3.6.2.5 Fresnel-Spiral Zone Plate 90 3.6.3 Reflection by Curved Surfaces 90 3.6.3.1 Parabolic Reflectors 91 3.6.3.2 Ellipsoidal Reflectors 91 3.6.4 Holograms 91 3.6.4.1 Field Projections 91 3.6.4.2 Synthesis of Acoustic Images 93 3.6.4.3 Biomedical Applications of Holograms 94 References 95 4 Ultrasound and Ultrasonic Imaging in Medicine: Recent Advances 99 Tuğba Ö. 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Bülent Özer and Barbaros Çetin 9.1 Introduction 243 9.2 Bioparticle Manipulation 244 9.2.1 Hydrodynamic Bioparticle Manipulation 244 9.2.2 Immunological (Antigen–Antibody Reaction) Bioparticle Manipulation 245 9.2.3 Electrokinetic Bioparticle Manipulation 245 9.2.4 Magnetophoretic Bioparticle Manipulation 245 9.2.5 Acoustophoretic Bioparticle Manipulation 246 9.2.6 Unification of Field Manipulation Methods 246 9.2.7 Comparison of Bioparticle Manipulation Methods 248 9.3 General Architecture of Acoustofluidic Devices 249 9.3.1 BAW Device Architecture 249 9.3.1.1 Piezoelectric Actuator 249 9.3.1.2 Chip Material 250 9.3.1.3 Lid Material 251 9.3.1.4 Device Assembly and Critical Dimensions 251 9.3.2 SAW Device Architecture 252 9.3.2.1 Piezoelectric Actuator 252 9.3.2.2 Interdigital Electrodes (IDT) 253 9.3.2.3 Microfluidic Chamber 254 9.3.2.4 Device Assembly and Critical Dimensions 254 9.3.3 Comparison of BAW and SAW Devices 254 9.4 Governing Equations in Acoustic Bioparticle Manipulation 255 9.4.1 First-Order Acoustic Field Variables 255 9.4.2 Second-Order Acoustic Field Variables 257 9.4.3 Acoustic Radiation Force on a Particle 258 9.4.4 Acoustic Radiation Force on a Particle Considering the Effect of Chip Material 260 9.5 Simulation of Acoustophoretic Bio-Particle Manipulation 264 9.5.1 Simulation of Piezoelectric Actuators 264 9.5.2 Numerical Simulations of the Elastic Material Surrounding the Channel 265 9.5.3 Simulation of Fluid Flow 266 9.5.4 Simulation of Particle Motion 267 9.6 Acoustofluidic Devices in Biological and Medical Applications 269 9.6.1 Applications Regarding Lipid Particles 269 9.6.2 Applications Regarding Cell Wash 278 9.6.3 Applications Regarding Separation of Blood Components 279 9.6.3.1 Plasma Separation 279 9.6.3.2 Platelet Separation 279 9.6.3.3 Separation of WBCs 280 9.6.4 Applications Regarding Cancer Cells 281 9.6.5 Applications Regarding Miscellaneous Cells 282 9.6.6 Application Regarding Bacteria 284 9.6.7 Applications Regarding Nanoscale (Bio)Particles 287 9.6.8 Miscellaneous Applications 289 9.7 Commercial and Regulatory Considerations for Acoustofluidic Devices 290 9.7.1 Cost 291 9.7.2 High Volume Manufacturing 292 9.7.3 Sterilization 292 9.7.4 Biocompatibility 294 9.7.5 Storage and Transportation Requirements 294 9.8 Summary and Outlook 294 References 296 10 Acoustic Biosensors 305 Alper Şi¸sman, Paddy French, Ay¸se Ogan, Erdal Korkmaz, Abbas A. 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This book and the attached full-color CD are the proceedings of a conference organ­ ised by the SACLANT Undersea Research Centre, held at Villa Marigola, Lerici, Italy, on 16-20 September 2002. The fundamental problems associated with environmental 1 variability and sonar were explored at a previous SACLANTCEN conference in 1990. These problems have not gone away but, on the one hand are exaggerated by the move to the littoral and on the other hand, are open to treatrnent in new ways that advances in technology and computer power allow.Table of ContentsPreface. Section 1: Ocean variability. Acoustic effects of environmental variability in the SWARM, PRIMER and ASIAEX experiments (Invited paper); J. Lynch, et al. Acoustic intensity variability in a shallow water environment; B.H. Pasewark, et al. Combination of acoustics with high resolution oceanography (Invited paper); J. Sellschopp, et al. Effect of hurricane Michael on the underwater acoustic environment of the Scotian Shelf; D. Hutt, et al. High-frequency acoustic propagation in the presence of oceanographic variability; M. Badiey, et al. Instrumented tow cable measurements of temperature variability of the water column; A.A. Ruffa, M.T. Sundvik. Mesoscale - small scale oceanic variability effects on underwater acoustic signal propagation; E. Coelho. Spatial coherence of signals forward scattered from the sea surface in the East China Sea (Invited paper); P.H. Dahl. Variability in high frequency acoustic backscattering in the water column; A.C. Lavery, et al. Section 2: Seabed variability. Intra- and inter-regional geoacoustic variability in the littoral (Invited paper); C.W. Holland. Acoustic and in-situ techniques for measuring the spatial variability of seabed geoacoustic parameters in littoral environments; J.C. Osler, et al. Measurements of bottom variability during SWAT New Jersey Shelf experiment; A. Turgut, et al. Mapping seabed variability using combined echosounder and XBPs for sonar performance prediction; K.M. Kelly, G.J. Heald. Variability of shear wave speed and attenuation in surficial marine sediments; M.D. Richardson. In-situ determination of the variability of seafloor acoustic properties: An example from the ONR Geoclutter area; L.A. Mayer, et al. Calculation of in situ acousticwave properties in marine sediments; B.J. Kraft, et al. Sub-bottom variability characterization using surface acoustic waves; M.E. Zakharia. The influence of noise and coherence fluctuations on a new geo-acoustic inversion technique; C.H. Harrison. Estimating shallow water bottom geo-acoustic parameters using ambient noise; D. Tang. Effect of environmental variability on model-based signal processing: Review of experimental results in the Mediterranean; J.-P. Hermand. Rapid geoacoustic characterization for limiting environmental uncertainty for sonar system performance prediction; K.D. Heaney, H. Cox. Environmental uncertainty in acoustic inversion; S.E. Dosso, M.J. Wilmut. Measuring the azimuthal variability of acoustic backscatter from littoral seabeds; P.C. Hines, et al. Backscatter from elastic ocean bottoms: Using the small slope model to assess acoustical variability and uncertainty; R.F. Gragg, et al. Spatial and temporal variability in bottom roughness: Implications to high frequency subcritical penetration and backscatter; K.L. Williams, et al. Variability of bottom backscattering strength in the 10-500 kHz band at shallow grazing angles; N.P. Chotiros. Predicting scattered envelope statistics of patchy seafloors; A.P. Lyons, et al. The effect of seabed backscattering variability on the probability of detection and on the performance of seabed classification algorithms; E. Pouliquen, et al. Section 3: Acoustic fluctuations: Measurements. Effects of environmental variability on acoustic propagation loss in shallow water; T. Akal. Broadband acoustic signal variability in two 'typical' shallow-water regions; P.L. Nielsen, et al. Variability, coherence and predictability of shallow water acoustic propagation in the Straits of Florida; H.A. DeFerrari, et al. Ambient no

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