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Springer A Sound Approach to Noise and Health
Book Synopsis1. Introduction.- 2. Summary of the evidence.- 3. Outlook.- 4. Governance (at EU and Global level).
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Precision Audio Services Between the Lines: Concepts in Sound System Design and Alignment
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Springer Us Engineering the Guitar
Book SynopsisClearly written in a conceptual language, it provides readers with an understanding of the dynamic behavior of the instrument, including structural and component dynamics, and various analytical models, such as discrete, finite element, and boundary element models.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: „…[This is the only book] that deals with the engineering aspects of guitars. Thus it serves a real need for scientifically-oriented guitar makers and aficionados as well as those interested in a broad overview of the world of guitars… The overall broad view of the book makes good reading for those interested in the myriad details involve in constructing a string instrument and then evaluating it scientifically, as the author’s personal building experience and knowledge of a wide variety of guitar construction techniques are put to good use… a significant, commendable addition to the guitar literature in a very broad-ranging book on a very important string instrument."George Bissinger, East Carolina University, EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES (May-June 2009)“French discusses whether the math models are … sufficient to capture the features of acoustic responses that are highly correlated with good sound quality. In conclusion … this book will help luthiers at all levels think more clearly about how to successfully manufacture guitars of high sound quality. The book … particularly valuable to students of guitar construction and repair. For the rest of us, this book makes interesting reading.” (Leo Beranek, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 14 (2), 2009)“Why do guitars sound like they do, and how do you set about making one? These are central questions addressed … in this attractive new book. … The book is well written, and generously illustrated with interesting … graphs. … a unique and special addition to the literature, and it deserves to be widely read. For anyone contemplating construction of a guitar it will surely be indispensible. Physicists and engineers with musical inclinations, as well as guitar players … are likely to be fascinated.” (Peter V. E. McClintock, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 51 (6), 2010)Table of ContentsHistory of the Guitar.- Acoustics and Musical Theory.- Structure of the Guitar.- Dynamic Behavior.- Analytical Models.- Manufacturing Processes.- Sound Quality.- Guitar Electronics.- Unique Characteristics.
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Random House USA Inc The Grand Design
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium
Book SynopsisThis book is based on a series of lectures for an Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium (ISM) master’s degree in Astrophysics and Cosmology at Padova University. From the cold molecular phase in which stars and planetary systems form, to the very hot coronal gas that surrounds galaxies and galaxy clusters, the ISM is everywhere. Studying its properties is vital for the exploration of virtually any field in astronomy and cosmology. These notes give the student a coherent and accurate mathematical and physical approach, with continuous references to the real ISM in galaxies. The book is divided into three parts. Part One introduces the equations of fluid dynamics for a system at rest and acoustic waves, and then explores the real ISM through the role of thermal conduction and viscosity, concluding with a discussion of shock waves and turbulence. In Part Two, the electromagnetic field is switched on and its role in modulating shock waves and contrasting gravity is studied. Part Three describes dust and its properties, followed by the main stellar sources of energy. The last two chapters respectively address the various components of the ISM and molecular clouds and star formation.Table of ContentsFundamental equations for ideal fluids.- Acoustic waves.- Real fluids.- The interstellar medium.- Shock waves.- Turbulence.- Electrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics.- Motion of a plasma in a magnetic field.- Magnetohydrodynamic waves.- Dust from the interstellar medium.- HII regions.- Stellar Winds.- Supernovae remnants.- The interstellar medium and its components.- Molecular Clouds.- Star formation.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Handbook of Materials for Percussion Musical
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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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Acoustic Technologies in Biology and Medicine
Book SynopsisAcoustic Technologies in Biology and Medicine Complete, balanced resource encompassing all required technical, theoretical, and applied multidisciplinary knowledge related to acoustics Taking a multidisciplinary approach involving fluid mechanics, physics, chemistry, electronics, and the life sciences to provide a unified and competent overview of the field, Acoustic Technologies in Biology and Medicine covers the fundamental principles of acoustic wave generation and propagation, different acoustic systems and technologies with the interplay of physical forces, theoretical foundations, and the state-of-the-art biomedical applications of acoustics. State-of-the-art applications of acoustics in biology and medicine are presented, including single cell and organism manipulation, acoustic biosensing, cancer cell isolation (liquid biopsy), cell/tissue stimulation and ablation, micro-robot actuation, acoustic imaging, and drug delivery. Contributed to and edited by highly qualified professionals with significant experience in the field, Acoustic Technologies in Biology and Medicine covers sample topics such as: Materials for acoustic wave generation and modulation, ultrasound imaging, and photoacoustic imaging and sensing for biomedical applications Therapeutic ultrasound, application of ultrasound responsive reagents for drug delivery systems, and acoustic levitation and acoustic holograms Application of ultrasonic waves in bioparticle manipulation and separation, acoustic biosensors, and acoustic micro and nanorobots in medicine Different technologies of acoustic systems, including bulk and surface acoustic wave-based platforms, acoustic imaging, acoustic sensors, and acoustic levitators A cornerstone reference bridging the gap between rapidly advancing acoustic technologies with state-of-the-art applications in biology and medicine, Acoustic Technologies in Biology and Medicine is an essential resource on the subject for biophysicists, materials scientists, biotechnologists, bioengineers, sensor developers, electronics engineers, and all professionals in the greater biotechnological industry.Table of ContentsPreface xv 1 Fundamentals of Acoustic Wave Generation and Propagation 1 Mehmet A. 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. Onur 4.1 Introduction 99 4.2 Ultrasound Waves 99 4.2.1 Types of Ultrasonic Waves 100 4.2.2 Behavior of Ultrasound Waves at Interfaces 100 4.2.3 Ultrasound Power and Intensity 101 4.2.4 Ultrasound Applications 102 4.3 Ultrasonic Imaging 103 4.3.1 Ultrasonic Imaging System 106 4.3.1.1 Transducer 106 4.3.1.2 Probes 107 4.3.1.3 Central Processing Unit 109 4.3.1.4 Output Display 109 4.3.2 Focus 109 4.3.3 Resolution 109 4.3.4 Beamforming 110 4.4 Sound-Tissue Interactions in Ultrasonography 110 4.4.1 Reflection 110 4.4.2 Refraction 111 4.4.3 Absorption 112 4.4.4 Attenuation 112 4.4.4.1 Attenuation by Reflection, Refraction, and Deflection 112 4.4.4.2 Attenuation by Scattering 113 4.4.4.3 Attenuation by Absorption 113 4.4.4.4 Time Gain Reduction (TGR) and Depth Gain Reduction (DGR) 114 4.5 Ultrasonic Imaging Methods 114 4.5.1 Real-Time Imaging 114 4.5.1.1 A-Mode 115 4.5.1.2 M-Mode 116 4.5.1.3 B-Mode 117 4.5.2 Doppler Ultrasonography 118 4.5.2.1 Continuous Wave Doppler 119 4.5.2.2 Duplex Doppler 119 4.5.2.3 Color Doppler 119 4.5.3 Real-Time Artifacts in Imaging 119 4.5.4 Factors Affecting Image Quality 120 4.6 Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI) 121 4.6.1 The Occurrence of Harmonic Signals 121 4.6.2 The Separation of Harmonic Signals from the Main Signal 122 4.6.3 The Advantages of Harmonic Signals 122 4.7 Recent Advances in Ultrasound Imaging for Medicine 122 References 123 5 Photoacoustic Imaging and Sensing for Biomedical Applications 127 Amalina B. E. Attia, Ruochong Zhang, Mohesh Moothanchery, and Malini Olivo 5.1 Introduction 127 5.2 Photoacoustic Imaging Applications 130 5.2.1 PAI of Breast Cancer 130 5.2.1.1 In Vivo Imaging 130 5.2.1.2 Ex Vivo Imaging 132 5.2.2 PAI for Skin Imaging 133 5.2.2.1 PAI of Skin Cancer 135 5.2.2.2 PAI of Inflammatory Skin Diseases 137 5.2.2.3 PAI of Wounds 137 5.3 Photoacoustic Sensing for Biomedical Applications 139 5.3.1 Noninvasive Temperature Monitoring in Deep Tissue 139 5.3.2 Noninvasive Glucose Sensing 142 References 148 6 Therapeutic Ultrasound 159 Bar Glickstein, Hila Shinar, and Tali Ilovitsh 6.1 Introduction 159 6.2 Ultrasound-Induced Bioeffects 160 6.2.1 Introduction 160 6.2.2 Thermal Effects 160 6.2.3 Mechanical Effects 161 6.2.3.1 Cavitation 161 6.2.4 Contrast-Enhanced Effects 161 6.2.4.1 Microbubbles 161 6.2.4.2 Nanobubbles 162 6.2.4.3 Nanodroplets 162 6.2.5 Safety and Regulations 163 6.3 Therapeutic Ultrasound Applications 164 6.3.1 High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound 164 6.3.2 Histotripsy 166 6.3.3 Shock Wave Lithotripsy 169 6.3.4 Drug Delivery and Gene Therapy 170 6.3.5 Blood–Brain Barrier Opening 171 6.3.6 Low-Intensity Ultrasound for Neuromodulation 172 6.3.7 Bone Healing 172 6.3.8 Sonothrombolysis 172 6.3.9 Other Applications 173 6.4 Conclusions 173 References 174 7 Application of Ultrasound-Responsive Reagents for Drug Delivery Systems 181 Hiroshi Kida and Katsuro Tachibana 7.1 Historical Background of Research on Bubble Reagents for Medicine 181 7.2 Use of Bubble Reagents as Drug Delivery Systems 182 7.2.1 Acoustic Cavitation 182 7.2.2 Importance of Inertial and Non-inertial Cavitation in Improving Drug Permeability 184 7.2.3 Targeting and Focusing Using Acoustic Means 186 7.3 Variation of Ultrasound-Responsive Reagents for DDS 186 7.3.1 Shell Composition 186 7.3.2 Improved Stability by Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Modification 187 7.3.3 Modification with Targeting Ligands 188 7.3.4 Drug and Gene Loading 188 7.3.5 Extended Adaptation of Ultrasound-Responsive Reagents 190 7.4 Research on Treatment of Diseases Using Ultrasonic Drug Delivery 192 7.4.1 Cancer 192 7.4.2 Central Nervous System Diseases 195 7.5 Conclusion 197 References 198 8 Acoustic Levitation and Acoustic Holograms 217 Tatsuki Fushimi and Yoichi Ochiai 8.1 Introduction 217 8.1.1 History of Acoustic Levitation 217 8.1.1.1 Classical Acoustic Levitator 218 8.1.1.2 Phased Array Levitator (PAL) 221 8.2 Acoustic Holograms 224 8.3 Numerical Simulation of Acoustic Levitator 227 8.3.1 Pressure Field Calculation 227 8.3.1.1 Huygens’ Approach 227 8.3.1.2 Spherical Harmonics Expansion 228 8.3.1.3 Angular Spectrum Method 229 8.3.2 Acoustic Radiation Force 230 8.3.2.1 Gor’kov 230 8.3.2.2 Spherical Harmonic Approach 231 8.4 Acoustic Hologram Optimization 231 8.4.1 Optimization Example with Diff-PAT 233 8.5 Applications in Biology and Medicine 234 8.5.1 Specimen Holding 234 8.5.2 Experiment Automation 234 8.5.3 3D Display 235 8.6 Conclusion and Future Remarks 236 Acknowledgments 237 References 237 9 Application of Ultrasonic Waves in Bioparticle Manipulation and Separation 243 M. 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. Husseini, Ali M. Yazdani, and Johan Meyer 10.1 Introduction 305 10.1.1 Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) Mode 305 10.1.2 Surface Guided Acoustic Wave (SGAW) Modes 307 10.2 Biochemical Fundamentals of Sensing 310 10.2.1 Immobilization Strategies of Detection Element 311 10.2.1.1 Noncovalent Immobilization 311 10.2.1.2 Covalent Immobilization 312 10.2.1.3 Bioaffinity Bindings 313 10.3 Bulk Acoustic Wave Biosensors 314 10.3.1 Quartz Microbalance (QMB) Crystal Biosensors 315 10.3.2 Film Bulk Acoustic Wave (FBAR) Biosensors 316 10.4 Surface Transverse Wave Biosensors 317 10.4.1 SH-Wave and Love Wave Biosensors 317 10.4.2 Lamb Waves Biosensors 321 10.4.3 Rayleigh Wave Biosensors 324 10.4.4 Crystal Cuts and Axis Orientation 325 10.5 Commercial Biosensors and Trends 327 10.6 Conclusion 331 References 332 11 Acoustic Micro/Nanorobots in Medicine 343 Murat Kaynak, Amit Dolev, and Mahmut S. Sakar 11.1 Introduction 343 11.2 Theoretical Background 345 11.2.1 Introduction to Acoustics 345 11.2.2 Time-Averaged Acoustically Induced Forces 348 11.2.2.1 Primary Radiation Forces 348 11.2.2.2 Secondary Radiation Forces 351 11.2.2.3 Drag and Thrust-Induced Acoustic Streaming 354 11.3 Acoustic Micromanipulation Techniques 355 11.3.1 Introduction to Acoustic Tweezers 356 11.3.2 Acoustic Micromanipulation Using Bulk Acoustic Waves 357 11.4 Micro/Nanorobotic Devices Actuated by Acoustic Fields 361 11.4.1 Mobile Acoustic Micromachines 361 11.4.2 Soft Robotic Microsystems 363 11.5 In Vivo Actuation of Micro/Nanorobotic Devices 365 11.6 Discussion and Outlook 367 Acknowledgment 368 References 368 Index 375
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Leitfaden zur Berechnung von Schallvorgängen
Table of ContentsErster Teil Das Schallfeld in großer Entfernung vom Strahler.- Zweiter Teil Das Schallfeld in der Nähe des Strahlers.- Dritter Teil Das Schallfeld des Kugelstrahlers.- Schrifttum.
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The University of Chicago Press NavierStokes Equations
Book SynopsisAn introduction to mathematical aspects of fluid mechanics that provides a compact and self-contained course on the classical, nonlinear, partial differential equations, which are used to describe and analyze fluid dynamics and the flow of gases.
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The University of Chicago Press Elements of Acoustic Phonetics
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Indiana University Press Moravian Soundscapes A Sonic History of the
Book SynopsisCombined with access to an interactive website that immerses the reader in mid-18th century Pennsylvania, and framed with an autobiographical narrative, Moravian Soundscapes recovers the roles of sound and music in Moravian communities and provides a road map for similar studies of other places and religious traditions in the future.Trade Review"Moravian Soundscapes is an important contribution to our understanding of the musical dimension of European religious subcultures in colonial-era North America. . . . Eyerly positions Moravian song and sound at the center of this history and shows how its creators used it to impose order on their social and natural worlds."—Olivia Bloechl, author of Native American Song at the Frontiers of Early Modern Music"Moravian Soundscapes brings a compelling and necessary new approach to the study of music, sound, space, and colonial encounter in early America. Combining historical research, sound mapping, and autobiographical reflection, Eyerly reveals the way in which listening and singing were integral to European and Native Moravians' understanding of their environments, experiences of faith, and construction of community. In doing so, she offers an intimate exploration of how family, place, and music intertwine."—Glenda Goodman, University of Pennsylvania"Eyerly's Moravian Soundscapes is a stunning achievement that deftly crosses disciplinary boundaries to offer a compellingly immersive journey into eighteenth century Moravian communities as experienced by German and Native peoples. Woven throughout is Eyerly's own family story, which reminds readers that all history writing gains its fuel in our own more recent pasts."—Rachel Wheeler, Indiana University"Part personal memoir, mostly deep immersion in the eighteenth-century landscapes where European and Native American ways of being briefly came together, Moravian Soundscapes is a major achievement. With its accompanying website, it comes as close as anyone ever has to re-creating a lost sensory world—and to showing why such a re-creation matters in our own time."—Daniel K. Richter, McNeil Center for Early American Studies, University of Pennsylvania"Beautifully written and expertly researched, this remarkable volume with its companion digital components will change the way in which the eighteenth-century landscapes of North America's mid-Atlantic are navigated historically, acoustically, and experientially. Through listening to the sounds of history and ethically reconstructing those traces of past acoustic experience, Sarah Eyerly redirects the conversation about Native American and European cultural and linguistic encounter, the consequences of settler colonialism, and religious experience. A must-read for Moravian scholars and musicologists alike!"—Katherine Faull, Bucknell University"Eyerly accomplishes what few scholars thought possible—creating a 'sonic link' to early America and transporting us into the sensory and spiritual world that German-speaking Moravian missionaries and Native American Christians built and inhabited for a brief time in mid-eighteenth century Pennsylvania. Entering through the portal of her personal connections to this historical aural landscape, Eyerly's marvelous book and its compendium website transform readers into imaginative witnesses and embody a lost knowledge through digital methods, painstaking research, and a sensitive rendering of a place and time full of violence and hope. Moravian Soundscapes is an intellectual, auditory, and emotional revelation."—Patrick Erben, University of West Georgia"Moravian Soundscapes is a fresh, new kind of history, combining painstaking research, imaginative reconstruction, and technological wizardry. Eyerly's approach to acoustic ecology brings the reader much closer to the historical actors than I had thought possible. Her writing throughout is beautiful, as she weaves her personal story of family and place into her historical narrative, making a persuasive case for history writing as an interactive endeavor."—John Demos, Samuel Knight Professor Emeritus of History, Yale University"Eyerly's deeply personal connection to the subject matter, her ability to convey an understanding of the culture of the Moravian community without sounding overly didactic, and her meticulous scholarship result in finely crafted prose which evokes a palette of sounds, fragrances, and emotions of the time and space of the early Moravian Pennsylvanian missions."—Kristi Bergland - University of Minnesota, Music Reference Services QuarterlyTable of ContentsAbout the Companion Website Acknowledgments Note on Naming, Terminology, and Archival Sources Prologue: The Pennsylvania Wilds Introduction: Sounding New Histories of the Moravian Missions Peale 1 Penn's Woods Bethlehem 2 Friends & Strangers Herrnhut 3 Sound & Spirit Moravian Run 4 1782 Epilogue: Petquotting Glossary: A Moravian Vocabulary Bibliography Index
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Indiana University Press Moravian Soundscapes
Book SynopsisCombined with access to an interactive website that immerses the reader in mid-18th century Pennsylvania, and framed with an autobiographical narrative, Moravian Soundscapes recovers the roles of sound and music in Moravian communities and provides a road map for similar studies of other places and religious traditions in the future.Trade Review"Moravian Soundscapes is an important contribution to our understanding of the musical dimension of European religious subcultures in colonial-era North America. . . . Eyerly positions Moravian song and sound at the center of this history and shows how its creators used it to impose order on their social and natural worlds."—Olivia Bloechl, author of Native American Song at the Frontiers of Early Modern Music"Moravian Soundscapes brings a compelling and necessary new approach to the study of music, sound, space, and colonial encounter in early America. Combining historical research, sound mapping, and autobiographical reflection, Eyerly reveals the way in which listening and singing were integral to European and Native Moravians' understanding of their environments, experiences of faith, and construction of community. In doing so, she offers an intimate exploration of how family, place, and music intertwine."—Glenda Goodman, University of Pennsylvania"Eyerly's Moravian Soundscapes is a stunning achievement that deftly crosses disciplinary boundaries to offer a compellingly immersive journey into eighteenth century Moravian communities as experienced by German and Native peoples. Woven throughout is Eyerly's own family story, which reminds readers that all history writing gains its fuel in our own more recent pasts."—Rachel Wheeler, Indiana University"Part personal memoir, mostly deep immersion in the eighteenth-century landscapes where European and Native American ways of being briefly came together, Moravian Soundscapes is a major achievement. With its accompanying website, it comes as close as anyone ever has to re-creating a lost sensory world—and to showing why such a re-creation matters in our own time."—Daniel K. Richter, McNeil Center for Early American Studies, University of Pennsylvania"Beautifully written and expertly researched, this remarkable volume with its companion digital components will change the way in which the eighteenth-century landscapes of North America's mid-Atlantic are navigated historically, acoustically, and experientially. Through listening to the sounds of history and ethically reconstructing those traces of past acoustic experience, Sarah Eyerly redirects the conversation about Native American and European cultural and linguistic encounter, the consequences of settler colonialism, and religious experience. A must-read for Moravian scholars and musicologists alike!"—Katherine Faull, Bucknell University"Eyerly accomplishes what few scholars thought possible—creating a 'sonic link' to early America and transporting us into the sensory and spiritual world that German-speaking Moravian missionaries and Native American Christians built and inhabited for a brief time in mid-eighteenth century Pennsylvania. Entering through the portal of her personal connections to this historical aural landscape, Eyerly's marvelous book and its compendium website transform readers into imaginative witnesses and embody a lost knowledge through digital methods, painstaking research, and a sensitive rendering of a place and time full of violence and hope. Moravian Soundscapes is an intellectual, auditory, and emotional revelation."—Patrick Erben, University of West Georgia"Moravian Soundscapes is a fresh, new kind of history, combining painstaking research, imaginative reconstruction, and technological wizardry. Eyerly's approach to acoustic ecology brings the reader much closer to the historical actors than I had thought possible. Her writing throughout is beautiful, as she weaves her personal story of family and place into her historical narrative, making a persuasive case for history writing as an interactive endeavor."—John Demos, Samuel Knight Professor Emeritus of History, Yale University"Eyerly's deeply personal connection to the subject matter, her ability to convey an understanding of the culture of the Moravian community without sounding overly didactic, and her meticulous scholarship result in finely crafted prose which evokes a palette of sounds, fragrances, and emotions of the time and space of the early Moravian Pennsylvanian missions."—Kristi Bergland - University of Minnesota, Music Reference Services QuarterlyTable of ContentsAbout the Companion Website Acknowledgments Note on Naming, Terminology, and Archival Sources Prologue: The Pennsylvania Wilds Introduction: Sounding New Histories of the Moravian Missions Peale 1 Penn's Woods Bethlehem 2 Friends & Strangers Herrnhut 3 Sound & Spirit Moravian Run 4 1782 Epilogue: Petquotting Glossary: A Moravian Vocabulary Bibliography Index
£25.19
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Handbook of Signal Processing in Acoustics
Book SynopsisAcoustic Signals and Systems.- Signals and Systems.- Acoustic Data Acquisition.- Spectral Analysis and Correlation.- The FFT and Tone Identification.- Measuring Transfer-Functions and Impulse Responses.- Digital Sequences.- Filters.- Adaptive Processing.- Beamforming and Wavenumber Processing.- Auditory System and Hearing.- Anatomy, Physiology and Function of the Auditory System.- Physiological Measures of Auditory Function.- Auditory Processing Models.- Speech Intelligibility.- Signal Processing in Hearing Aids.- Psychoacoustics.- Methods for Psychoacoustics in Relation to Long-Term Sounds.- Masking and Critical Bands.- Aspects of Modeling Pitch Perception.- Calculation of Loudness for Normal and Hearing-Impaired Listeners.- Psychoacoustical Roughness.- Musical Acoustics.- Automatic Music Transcription.- Music Structure Analysis from Acoustic Signals.- Computer Music Synthesis and Composition.- Singing Voice Analysis, Synthesis, and Modeling.- Instrument Modeling and Synthesis.- DigitTrade ReviewFrom the reviews:“The ‘Handbook of Signal Processing in Acoustics’ provides an excellent reference for practicing acousticians and engineers. … encompasses essential background material, technical details, standards, and practical tips. It is aimed to a public with some knowledge of signal processing, and it is meant to be used as a reference. … Signal processing techniques which find major application in different areas of acoustics are well presented from different perspectives … . this compendium is an excellent reference for engineers and professionals working in acoustics.” (Joaquin E. Moran, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Vol. 58 (6), November-December, 2010)Table of Contents1. Acoustical oceanography Models for Propagation Codes Transducer Arrays: structure, data acquisition, signal generation, calibration Sonar MFP Tomography Other Inverse Techniques Signal and Noise Characteristics 2. Active Noise Control Principles of adaptive techniques Plant modeling Sound/vibration field sensing Actuator characteristics and requirements Performance limitations Multi-channel systems Performance and complexity 3. Animal bioacoustics Recording and monitoring systems Models of echolocation Hearing performance and modelling Characteristics of calls Stimuli generation Locating and tracking Archives and Databases of signals 4. Architectural acoustics Room models Measurement of transmissions, absorption, reverberation, etc. Sound fields (definitions, criteria, measurement, typical values) MLS and other coded signals Auralization: Modelling techniques, listening modes, processing requirements, existing systems, performace Artificial reverberation Sound reinforcement Acoustic privacy 5. Audio engineering Transducer modeling Loudspeaker performance characteristics Audio recording and playback formats Audio-visual interaction ADC, DAC, and Codec technologies Multi-channel sound and Virtual audio Restoration Digital audio editing Effects generation 6. Auditory System, Hearing Modeling of hearing Thresholds and Masking Frequency and level discrimination Binaural hearing and spatialization HRTF HATS and other physical models Hearing aids Auditory illusions 7. Education in acoustics 8. Electroacoustics Microphone types and their characteristics Vibration sensors and their characteristics Acoustic actuators and their characteristics Smart sensors and actuators 9. Engineering acoustics 10. Infrasonics Background noise and source signals Sensors and their characteristics Propagation models Event detection Data archiving Source identification 11. Musical Acoustics Computer music synthesis and composition Computer music recognition and analysis Singing voice analysis, synthesis, and processing Instrument measurement, modeling and synthesis Coding and compression of music 12. Noise Noise source modeling Acoustic holography Atmospheric sound propagation Source localization Noise evaluation and Annoyance thresholds 13. Non-linear acoustics Propagation equations and codes Example non-linear systems Parametric array Measurement methods Detection of non-linearities 14. Psychoacoustics Perceptual models Cochlear implants Auditory alarms 15. Seismology Seismic Coda Acoustic Profiling Propagation modes and properties for modeling Seismo-acoustic coupling 16. Speech Characteristics of speech as signals Synthesis Recognition Intelligibility and quality metrics Corpus for tests Coding and compression Display and analysis 17. Strutural acoustics and vibration BEM, FEM, EA, etc. Actuator design and deployment Propagation and radiation Machine diagnostics and prognosis Modeling, measuring and analyzing shock Materials testing 18. Telecomm POTS Wideband Echo supression Hearing aids Handset, Headset, and Wireless standards Systems for handicapped users 19. Ultrasonics
£569.99
Wiley-Blackwell Power System Harmonics 2e
Book SynopsisHarmonic distortion problems include equipment overheating, motor failures, capacitor failure and inaccurate power metering. The topic of power system harmonics was covered for the first time 20 years ago and the first edition has become a standard reference work in this area.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Subject Definition and Objectives. 2. Harmonic Analysis. 3. Harmonic Sources. 4. Effects of Harmonic Distortion. 5. Harmonic Monitoring. 6. Harmonic Elimination. 7. Computation of Harmonic Flows. 8. Advanced Harmonic Assessment. Index.
£126.85
John Wiley & Sons Inc Theoretical Fluid Dynamics
Book SynopsisThis introduction to a wide range of theoretical studies in fluid dynamics, covers a great deal of material and offers updated information on topics such as stability and turbulence. It surveys nearly the entire field of classical fluid dynamics and discusses the various conceptual and analytical models of fluid flow.Trade Review"I know of no other modern book in theoretical fluid dynamics that covers so much material so well." (Physics Today, November 1998)Table of ContentsReview of Basic Concepts and Equations of Fluid Dynamics. Dynamics of Inviscid Incompressible Fluid Flows. Dynamics of Inviscid Compressible Fluid Flows. Dynamics of Viscous Fluid Flows. Hydrodynamic Stability. Dynamics of Turbulence. Bibliography. Index.
£177.26
John Wiley & Sons Inc Coplanar Waveguide Circuits Components and
Book SynopsisUp-to-date coverage of the analysis and applications of coplanar waveguides to microwave circuits and antennas The unique feature of coplanar waveguides, as opposed to more conventional waveguides, is their uniplanar construction, in which all of the conductors are aligned on the same side of the substrate. This feature simplifies manufacturing and allows faster and less expensive characterization using on-wafer techniques. Coplanar Waveguide Circuits, Components, and Systems is an engineer''s complete resource, collecting all of the available data on the subject. Rainee Simons thoroughly discusses propagation parameters for conventional coplanar waveguides and includes valuable details such as the derivation of the fundamental equations, physical explanations, and numerical examples. Coverage also includes: Discontinuities and circuit elements Transitions to other transmission media Directional couplers, hybrids, and magic T Trade Review"A resource for engineers, collecting all available data on the subject of coplanar waveguide circuits, components, and systems." (SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Conventional Coplanar Waveguide. Conductor-Backed Coplanar Waveguide. Coplanar Waveguide with Finite-Width Ground Planes. Coplanar Waveguide Suspended Inside A Conducting Enclosure. Coplanar Striplines. Microshield Lines and Coupled Coplanar Waveguide. Attenuation Characteristics of Conventional, Micromachined, and Superconducting Coplanar Waveguides. Coplanar Waveguide Discontinuities and Circuit Elements. Coplanar Waveguide Transitions. Directional Couplers, Hybrids, and Magic-Ts. Coplanar Waveguide Applications. References. Index.
£134.06
John Wiley & Sons Inc Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Book SynopsisProvides a lot of reading pleasure and many new insights. -Journal of Molecular Structure This is the most entertaining, stimulating and useful book which can be thoroughly recommended to anyone with an interest in computer simulation. -Contemporary Physics A very useful introduction . . . more interesting to read than the often dry equation-based texts. -Journal of the American Chemical Society Written especially for the novice, Molecular Dynamics Simulation demonstrates how molecular dynamics simulations work and how to perform them, focusing on how to devise a model for specific molecules and then how to simulate their movements using a computer. This book provides a collection of methods that until now have been scattered through the literature of the last 25 years. It reviews elements of sampling theory and discusses how modern notions of chaos and nonlinear dynamics explain the workings of molecular dynamics. Stresses easy-to-use molecules Table of ContentsFundamentals. Hard Spheres. Finite-Difference Methods. Soft Spheres. Static Properties. Dynamic Properties. Appendices. Notation. Bibliography. Index.
£140.35
John Wiley & Sons Inc Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics
Book SynopsisAN AUTHORITATIIVE, UP-TO-DATE INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS Easy to read and understand, Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics fills a long-standing need for an acoustics text that challenges but does not overpower graduate students in engineering and physics.Trade Review"This book is an excellent piece of work. The text is extremely clear and goes a long way towards meeting the declared pedagogical target. The author has written a comprehensive text. The proportions of the equations and explanations/interpretations are particularly well balanced. Throughout the book, the context and the validity domain for any equation derived are clearly stated. No doubt this book will be of invaluable help for students, academics, and engineers." (Applied Acoustics, March 2002)Table of ContentsDetailed Development of the Acoustical Wave Equation. Reflection and Transmission of Normally Incident Plane Waves of Arbitrary Waveform. Normal Incidence Continued: Steady-State Analysis. Transmission Phenomena: Oblique Incidence. Normal Modes in Cartesian Coordinates: Strings, Membranes, Rooms, and Rectangular Waveguides. Horns. Propagation in Stratified Media. Propagation in Dissipative Fluids: Absorption and Dispersion. Spherical Waves. Cylindrical Waves. Waveguides. Radiation from a Baffled Piston. Diffraction. Arrays. Appendices. Index.
£146.25
John Wiley & Sons Inc Basic Wave Mechanics
Book SynopsisIntended for coastal engineers and marine scientists who desire to develop a fundamental physical understanding of ocean waves and be able to apply this knowledge to ocean and coastal analysis and design. Provides an introduction to the physical processes of ocean wave mechanics, an understanding of the basic techniques for wave analysis, techniques for practical calculation and prediction of waves and applied wave forecasting.Table of ContentsSea Surface Gravity Waves. Small Amplitude Wave Theory and Characteristics. Two-Dimensional Wave Transformation. Finite Amplitude Wave Theory. Three-Dimensional Wave Transformations. Wind-Generated Waves. Design Wave Determination. Wave-Structure Interaction. Long Waves. Laboratory Investigation of Surface Waves. Index.
£138.56
John Wiley & Sons Inc Simplified Design for Building Sound Control
Book SynopsisOrganized for self-paced study, this user-friendly book can easily be understood by designers with no engineering training. Provides excellent guidance concerning how design can be used to control noise, privacy and room acoustics within buildings. Contains a summary of the basic types of sound problems that occur in buildings.Table of ContentsBasic Concerns. Nature of Sound. Sound and Hearing. Room Acoustics. Sound and Noise Control. Control of Airborne Noise. Control of Impact Structure-Borne Noise. Case Studies: Building Design Situations. Bibliography. Glossary. Appendix. Study Aids. Index.
£92.66
John Wiley & Sons Inc Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics
Book SynopsisThis revised text covers electromagnetic waves and fields in great detail. It begins with a review of static electric and magnetic fields, providing results useful for static fields and time-dependent field problems in which the size of the device is small compared with the wavelength.Table of ContentsStationary Electric Fields. Stationary Magnetic Fields. Maxwell's Equations. The Electromagnetics of Circuits. Transmission Lines. Plane-Wave Propagation and Reflection. Two- and Three-Dimensional Boundary Value Problems. Waveguides with Cylindrical Conducting Boundaries. Special Waveguide Types. Resonant Cavities. Microwave Networks. Radiation. Electromagnetic Properties of Materials. Optics. Appendices. Index.
£243.86
John Wiley & Sons Inc FluidStructure Interaction
Book SynopsisThe aim of this book is to describe the methods leading to mechanical and numerical modelling of the linear vibrations of elastic structures coupled with internal fluids (sloshing, hydroelasticity and structural acoustics). It is characteristic of the problems under consideration that they are multidisciplinary involving structural and fluid representation and related numerical aspects. The problems are solved by direct resolution of the coupled systems by finite element methods and modal reduction procedures using the eigenmodes of ?elementary subsystems?. The numerical methods described in this book have applications in various engineering disciplines such as the automotive and aerospace industries, civil engineering, nuclear engineering and bioengineering.Table of ContentsVibrations of Elastic Structures. Linearized Equations of Small Movements of Inviscid Fluids. Sloshing Modes. Sloshing Under Surface Tension. Hydroelastic Vibrations. Hydroelastic Vibrations Under Gravity. Acoustic Cavity Modes. Structural-Acoustic Vibrations. Modal Reduction in Fluid-Structure Interaction. Bibliography. Index.
£253.76
John Wiley & Sons Inc Solution Techniques for LargeScale Cfd Problems
Book SynopsisCurrent CFD problems of interest are typically of a large-scalenature, characterized by a size and complexity demanding thecombined efforts of interdisciplinary teams from engineering,mathematics, computer science and physics. This book thus groups aprestigious cross-section of internationally known scientistsinvited to expound on the following themes: * Algorithms for vector, parallel and virtual-parallelarchitectures * Algorithms for massively parallel architectures * Convergence enhancement techniques, namely preconditionedinterative methods for implicit or fully-coupled approaches * Convergence enhancement techniques, such as defect correction,multigrid, formulation preconditioning and zonal methods * Application of these techniques to large-scale CFD analysis anddesign. This book should prove equally valuable for CFD developers,practitioners and graduate students.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: CFD ALGORITHMS FOR PARALLEL AND VIRTUAL-PARALLELARCHITECTURES. Solving Large Incompressible Time-Dependent Flow Problems onScalable Parallel Systems (H. Daniels & A. Peters). CFD ALGORITHMS FOR VECTOR-PARALLEL AND MPP ARCHITECTURES. Compressible Navier-Stokes Solvers on MPPs (L. Fezoui, etal.). CONVERGENCE ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES 1: PRECONDITIONED ITERATIVESOLVERS FOR IMPLICIT AND FULLY-COUPLED METHODS. The Algebraic Multilevel Iteration Method: A Scalable and OptimalAlgorithm (O. Axelsson). Quasi-Minimal Residual Iterative Solvers for CFD (N. Nachtigal& B. Semeraro). CONVERGENCE ENHANCEMENT TECHNQIUES II: DEFECT CORRECTION,MULTIGRID, FORMULATION PRECONDITIONING AND ZONAL METHODS. Multigrid Methods for Turbomachinery Navier-Stokes Calculations (A.Arnone). APPLICATION TO LARGE-SCALE SIMULATION AND DESIGN INAEROSPACE. Unstructured Mesh Methods for Aerospace Applications (K. Morgan, etal.).
£449.06
Princeton University Press Theoretical Acoustics
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This impressive book by two distinguished workers in theoretical acoustics brings together both standard and novel mathematical methods now available to workers in acoustics. The result is a masterful achievement that should be indispensable for research workers and teachers in acoustics and related fields in engineering and science."--Ambrose Swasey, Physics Today
£120.70
Duke University Press Aurality
Book SynopsisIn this audacious book, Ana María Ochoa Gautier explores how listening has been central to the production of notions of language, music, voice, and sound that determine the politics of life. Drawing primarily from nineteenth-century Colombian sources, Ochoa Gautier locates sounds produced by different living entities at the juncture of the human and nonhuman. Her 'acoustically tuned' analysis of a wide array of texts reveals multiple debates on the nature of the aural. These discussions were central to a politics of the voice harnessed in the service of the production of different notions of personhood and belonging. In Ochoa Gautier''s groundbreaking work, Latin America and the Caribbean emerge as a historical site where the politics of life and the politics of expression inextricably entangle the musical and the linguistic, knowledge and the sensorial. Trade Review"Speaking from the intersection of sound studies, Latin American studies, and the history of natural history and musicology, this book shifts the terrain upon which all of those fields have comfortably settled. Scholars of sound studies will need to take note of Ochoa’s challenges to European or North American framings." -- Alejandra Bronfman * Hispanic American Historical Review *“Gautier’s work is tremendously useful. A challenging and rewarding read, I recommend her work to persons who are seriously interested in new approaches to retelling the history of any nation.” -- Julian Ledford * AmeriQuests *"Aurality is a significant contribution to the burgeoning field of sound studies. Ana Marıa Ochoa Gautier adeptly guides the reader across complex scales of analysis using well-selected historical case studies.... Aurality achieves its goal of establishing a critical vantage point for making sense of the contemporary transformations that are shaping the 21st." -- William Hope * American Ethnologist *"Ochoa Gautier provides a vitally important account of the intricate and heterogeneous modes of knowing, being, becoming, and belonging that continue to resonate in the postcolonial lettered city." -- Leonardo Cardoso * American Anthropologist *"The volume is a must for enthusiasts of sound studies and/or Colombian history. Ochoa Gautier has done a fine job chronicling the way in which the aural played a key role in the definition of a relation between humankind and the body politics of the nation-state. It deserves wide recognition and ample endorsement." -- Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste * EIAL *"This book raises important questions about the role of sound and efforts to categorise it in defining the relationship between the human and the non-human, and between different social groups within Colombian society.... Aurality will undoubtedly serve the specialist researcher well and it is to be hoped that the rich lines of inquiry it opens up will receive further attention in future." -- Anna Cant * Journal of Latin American Studies *"Aurality is a rich and complex book that raises important questions about colonialism and modernity, personhood and nation. Ochoa Gautier has made an important contribution to Colombian historiography, certainly meeting her aim to explore 'the relationship between listening and the voice as a part of the history of the relation between the colonial and the modern'. . . . It will be difficult to read history in the same way again." -- Meri L. Clark * The Latin Americanist *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction. The Ear and the Voice in the Lettered City's Geophysical History 1 1. On Howls and Pitches 31 2. On Popular Song 77 3. On the Ethnographic Ear 123 4. On Vocal Immunity 165 Epilogue. The Oral in the Aural 207 Notes 215 References 231 Index 252
£72.25
Fordham University Press Arvo Pärt
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsI. Introduction 1. Arvo Pärt and the Art of Embodiment | 3 Peter C. Bouteneff, Jeffers Engelhardt, and Robert Saler 2. The Sound—and Hearing—of Arvo Pärt | 8 Peter C. Bouteneff II. History and Context 3. Sounding Structure, Structured Sound | 25 Toomas Siitan 4. Colorful Dreams: Exploring Pärt’s Soviet Film Music | 36 Christopher J. May 5. Arvo Pärt’s Tintinnabuli and the 1970s Soviet Underground | 68 Kevin C. Karnes III. Performance 6. The Pärt Sound | 89 Paul Hillier, in conversation with Peter Bouteneff 7. The Rest Is Silence | 107 Andrew Shenton IV. Materiality and Phenomenology 8. Vibrating, and Silent: Listening to the Material Acoustics of Tintinnabulation | 129 Jeffers Engelhardt 9. Medieval Pärt | 154 Andrew Albin 10. The Piano and the Performing Body in the Music of Arvo Pärt: Phenomenological Perspectives | 177 Maria Cizmic and Adriana Helbig V. Theology 11. Presence, Absence, and the Ambiguities of Ambiance: Theological Discourse and the Move to Sound in Pärt Studies | 197 Robert Saler 12. The Materiality of Sound and the Theology of the Incarnation in the Music of Arvo Pärt | 208 Ivan Moody 13. Christian Liturgical Chant and the Musical Reorientation of Arvo Pärt | 220 Alexander Lingas 14. In the Beginning There Was Sound: Hearing, Tintinnabuli, and Musical Meaning in Sufism | 232 Sevin Huriye Yaraman List of Contributors | 243 Index of Terms | 247 Index of Persons | 252 Works by Other Composers | 256 Works by Arvo Pärt | 257
£102.60
Boydell & Brewer Ltd How We Hear Music
Book SynopsisCovers much of the acoustics a student needs, without mathematics or scientific background.Choice Outstanding Academic Title A survey of intervals and scales, tone pitch, loudness and time in Western music raises many questions about the hearing mechanism and throws doubt on the conventional role of harmonics. James Beament's account of how musical sounds are coded by the ear and the brain's processing units, provides answers to most of these questions. It concludes that music started with simple instruments which voices imitated, and that the need to know sound direction determined the characteristics of hearing. This book will interest students, practising musicians and music psychologists, and assumes no scientific knowledge. The late ProfessorSir JAMES BEAMENT was a distinguished scientist and musician, who taught and examined music students at Cambridge University.Trade ReviewInformed by a broad expertise comprehending all of the disciplines for which human hearing is pertinent. Beament['s] model for the hearing of music...is not only the most speculative section of the book but also the most brilliant. Recommended warmly... it should find a niche in virtually every college, university and professional music library. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsPart 1 Preliminaries. Part 2 Aural archaeology. Part 3 Hearing selects intervals. Part 4 The beguiling harmonic theory. Part 5 The imitating voice. Part 6 Hearing simultaneous pitches. Part 7 Patterns in harmony. Part 8 Loudness: the basic dynamic scale. Part 9 Music through the hearing machine. Part 10 A sense of direction. Part 11 Time and rhythm. Part 12 Conclusions.
£19.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Computational Acoustics
Book SynopsisCovers the theory and practice of innovative new approaches to modelling acoustic propagation There are as many types of acoustic phenomena as there are media, from longitudinal pressure waves in a fluid to S and P waves in seismology. This text focuses on the application of computational methods to the fields of linear acoustics. Techniques for solving the linear wave equation in homogeneous medium are explored in depth, as are techniques for modelling wave propagation in inhomogeneous and anisotropic fluid medium from a source and scattering from objects. Written for both students and working engineers, this book features a unique pedagogical approach to acquainting readers with innovative numerical methods for developing computational procedures for solving problems in acoustics and for understanding linear acoustic propagation and scattering. Chapters follow a consistent format, beginning with a presentation of modelling paradigms, followed by descriptions oTable of ContentsSeries Preface ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Computation and Related Topics 5 2.1 Floating-Point Numbers 5 2.1.1 Representations of Numbers 5 2.1.2 Floating-Point Numbers 7 2.2 Computational Cost 9 2.3 Fidelity 11 2.4 Code Development 12 2.5 List of Open-Source Tools 16 2.6 Exercises 17 References 17 3 Derivation of the Wave Equation 19 3.1 Introduction 19 3.2 General Properties of Waves 20 3.3 One-Dimensional Waves on a String 23 3.4 Waves in Elastic Solids 26 3.5 Waves in Ideal Fluids 29 3.5.1 Setting Up the Derivation 29 3.5.2 A Simple Example 30 3.5.3 Linearized Equations 31 3.5.4 A Second-Order Equation from Differentiation 33 3.5.5 A Second-Order Equation from a Velocity Potential 34 3.5.6 Second-Order Equation without Perturbations 36 3.5.7 Special Form of the Operator 36 3.5.8 Discussion Regarding Fluid Acoustics 40 3.6 Thin Rods and Plates 41 3.7 Phonons 42 3.8 Tensors Lite 42 3.9 Exercises 48 References 48 4 Methods for Solving the Wave Equation 49 4.1 Introduction 49 4.2 Method of Characteristics 49 4.3 Separation of Variables 56 4.4 Homogeneous Solution in Separable Coordinates 57 4.4.1 Cartesian Coordinates 58 4.4.2 Cylindrical Coordinates 59 4.4.3 Spherical Coordinates 61 4.5 Boundary Conditions 63 4.6 Representing Functions with the Homogeneous Solutions 67 4.7 Green’s Function 70 4.7.1 Green’s Function in Free Space 70 4.7.2 Mode Expansion of Green’s Functions 72 4.8 Method of Images 76 4.9 Comparison of Modes to Images 81 4.10 Exercises 82 References 82 5 Wave Propagation 85 5.1 Introduction 85 5.2 Fourier Decomposition and Synthesis 85 5.3 Dispersion 88 5.4 Transmission and Reflection 90 5.5 Attenuation 96 5.6 Exercises 97 References 97 6 Normal Modes 99 6.1 Introduction 99 6.2 Mode Theory 100 6.3 Profile Models 101 6.4 Analytic Examples 105 6.4.1 Example 1: Harmonic Oscillator 105 6.4.2 Example 2: Linear 108 6.5 Perturbation Theory 110 6.6 Multidimensional Problems and Degeneracy 118 6.7 Numerical Approach to Modes 120 6.7.1 Derivation of the Relaxation Equation 120 6.7.2 Boundary Conditions in the Relaxation Method 125 6.7.3 Initializing the Relaxation 127 6.7.4 Stopping the Relaxation 128 6.8 Coupled Modes and the Pekeris Waveguide 129 6.8.1 Pekeris Waveguide 129 6.8.2 Coupled Modes 131 6.9 Exercises 135 References 135 7 Ray Theory 137 7.1 Introduction 137 7.2 High Frequency Expansion of the Wave Equation 138 7.2.1 Eikonal Equation and Ray Paths 139 7.2.2 Paraxial Rays 140 7.3 Amplitude 144 7.4 Ray Path Integrals 145 7.5 Building a Field from Rays 160 7.6 Numerical Approach to Ray Tracing 162 7.7 Complete Paraxial Ray Trace 168 7.8 Implementation Notes 170 7.9 Gaussian Beam Tracing 171 7.10 Exercises 173 References 174 8 Finite Difference and Finite Difference Time Domain 177 8.1 Introduction 177 8.2 Finite Difference 178 8.3 Time Domain 188 8.4 FDTD Representation of the Linear Wave Equation 193 8.5 Exercises 197 References 197 9 Parabolic Equation 199 9.1 Introduction 199 9.2 The Paraxial Approximation 199 9.3 Operator Factoring 201 9.4 Pauli Spin Matrices 204 9.5 Reduction of Order 205 9.5.1 The Padé Approximation 207 9.5.2 Phase Space Representation 208 9.5.3 Diagonalizing the Hamiltonian 209 9.6 Numerical Approach 210 9.7 Exercises 212 References 212 10 Finite Element Method 215 10.1 Introduction 215 10.2 The Finite Element Technique 216 10.3 Discretization of the Domain 218 10.3.1 One-Dimensional Domains 218 10.3.2 Two-Dimensional Domains 219 10.3.3 Three-Dimensional Domains 222 10.3.4 Using Gmsh 223 10.4 Defining Basis Elements 225 10.4.1 One-Dimensional Basis Elements 226 10.4.2 Two-Dimensional Basis Elements 227 10.4.3 Three-Dimensional Basis Elements 229 10.5 Expressing the Helmholtz Equation in the FEM Basis 232 10.6 Numerical Integration over Triangular and Tetrahedral Domains 234 10.6.1 Gaussian Quadrature 234 10.6.2 Integration over Triangular Domains 235 10.6.3 Integration over Tetrahedral Domains 239 10.7 Implementation Notes 240 10.8 Exercises 240 References 241 11 Boundary Element Method 243 11.1 Introduction 243 11.2 The Boundary Integral Equations 244 11.3 Discretization of the BIE 249 11.4 Basis Elements and Test Functions 253 11.5 Coupling Integrals 254 11.5.1 Derivation of Coupling Terms 254 11.5.2 Singularity Extraction 256 11.5.3 Evaluation of the Singular Part 260 11.5.3.1 Closed-Form Expression for the Singular Part of K 260 11.5.3.2 Method for Partial Analytic Evaluation 261 11.5.3.3 The Hypersingular Integral 266 11.6 Scattering from Closed Surfaces 267 11.7 Implementation Notes 269 11.8 Comments on Additional Techniques 271 11.8.1 Higher-Order Methods 271 11.8.2 Body of Revolution 272 11.9 Exercises 273 References 273 Index 275
£97.16
Duke University Press A Resonant Ecology
Book SynopsisIn A Resonant Ecology, Max Ritts traces how sound’s integration into the environmental politics of Canada’s North Coast has paved the way for massive industrial expansion. While conservationists hope that the dissemination of whale songs and other nature sounds will showcase the beauty of local wildlife for people around the world, Ritts reveals how colonial capitalism can co-opt sonic efforts to protect the coast. He demonstrates how digital technologies allow industry to sonically map new shipping lanes and facilitate new ways of experiencing sound—premised not on listening, but on sound’s exploitable status as a data resource. By outlining how sound can both perpetuate and refuse capitalist colonialism, Ritts challenges the idea that the sonic realm is inherently liberatory and reveals sound to be a powerfully uncertain object. Through a situated geographical approach, he makes the case that only a decolonial and multigenerational environmental politic
£70.55
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2:
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.
£125.06
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Vibrations and Acoustic Radiation of Thin
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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