Wave mechanics (vibration and acoustics)

This 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.

How can a piano tuner obtain such high precision with no other measuring device than their own ears?

This textbook provides graduate and advanced undergraduate students with a comprehensive introduction to the application of basic principles and concepts for physical and engineering acoustics.

This volume collects the papers from the World Conference on Acoustic Emission 2017 (WCAE-2017) in Xi'an, China.

'Engineering acoustics' is a teaching textbook that can serve as a tool for self-study and as a compendium for lectures as well.

Harmonic distortion problems include equipment overheating, motor failures, capacitor failure and inaccurate power metering.

Information is a core concept in animal communication: individuals routinely produce, acquire, process and store information, which provides the basis for their social life.

The purpose of this text is to present the theory and mathematics of inverse scattering, in a simple way, to the many researchers and professionals who use it in their everyday research.

*; Details how sacred sites resonate at the same frequencies as both the Earth and the alpha waves of the human brain *; Shows how human writing in its original hieroglyphic form was a direct response to the divine sound patterns of sacred sites *; Explains how ancient hero myths from around the world relate to divine acoustic science and formed the source of religion The Earth resonates at an extremely low frequency.

Sound, devoid of meaning, would not matter to us.

In this book, an international team of highly qualified experts treats important topics in "e;Acoustic Echo and Noise Control"e; and report the latest developments.

This volume contains the full proceedings of the Fourth Advanced Study Institute organised by myself and my colleagues in .

The ICTCA conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for active researchers in academia and industry who are of varying backgrounds to discuss the state-of-the-art developments and results in theoretical and computational acoustics and related topics.

Medical applications of ultrasound range from therapy, foetal monitoring, diagnostic imaging and blood flow measurement, to surgery and lithotripsy.

The affects, aesthetics, and ethics of voice in the new materialist turn, explored through encounters with creative works in media and the arts.

Principles of Musical Acoustics focuses on the basic principles in the science and technology of music.

This book studies language behaviour in the larger context of modelling or- ganismic behaviour more generally.

The purpose of the Symposium was to provide a meeting place for those working in the field of s*peech perception, whose main in- terest is in the study of the perceptual processes in the deco- ding of connected speech, hence the title Dynamic Aspects of Speech Perception.

Multidimensional Filter Banks and Wavelets: Reserach Developments and Applications brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this important area.

Hearing is a comprehensive, authoritative reference work covering both the physiological and perceptual aspects of hearing.

This textbook provides a guide to the fundamental principles of acoustics in a straightforward manner using a solid foundation in mathematics and physics.

Elastic wave propagation applies to a wide variety of fields, including seismology, non-destructive testing, energy resource exploration, and site characterization.

This is the second work of a set of two volumes on the phenomena of wave propagation in nonreacting and reacting media.

Ultrasonic Exposimetry presents the fundamentals of ultrasonics and discusses the theoretical background of acoustic wave generation and reception.

Acoustics of Layered Media II presents the theory of sound propagation and reflection of spherical waves and bounded beams in layered media.

There have been few books devoted to the study of phonons, a major area of condensed matter physics.

Quantum mechanics is the foundation of modern technology, due to its innumerable applications in physics, chemistry and even biology.

This technical book focuses on the acoustic analysis of weak points in a comprehensible manner.

This book derives physical models from basic principles, studies the effect of equivalent models on the dynamic characteristics of phononic crystals and acoustic metamaterials, and analyzes the physical mechanisms behind vibration and noise reduction.

Advances in Imaging & Electron Physics merges two long-running serials--Advances in Electronics & Electron Physics and Advances in Optical & Electron Microscopy.

Anybody concerned about the maintenance of peace in our world, and in prospects of reaching agreements on arms control and disarmament, is bound to be interested in one of the key pre-conditions for related international treaties: the verification of compliance with such treaties.

This book presents peer-reviewed and selected papers from the 17th Conference on Acoustics and Vibration of Mechanical Structures (AVMS) held in Timisoara, Romania, on 26-27 May 2023.

This multi-contributed volume provides a practical, applications-focused introduction to nonlinear acoustical techniques for nondestructive evaluation.

In general, trees are viewed as admired symbolic individuals, producing rec- ational, spiritual and emotional rejuvenation.

It is well known that noise control at the source is the most cost-effective.

This book examines the human auditory effects of exposure to directed beams of high-power microwave pulses, which research results have shown can cause a cascade of health events when aimed at a human subject or the subject's head.

This book provides comprehensive, graduate-level treatment of analog and digital signal analysis suitable for course use and self-guided learning.

Physical Acoustics: Principles and Methods, Volume l-Part A focuses on high frequency sound waves in gases, liquids, and solids that have been proven as powerful tools in analyzing the molecular, defect, domain wall, and other types of motions.

Sonar performance modelling (SPM) is concerned with the prediction of quantitative measures of sonar performance, such as probability of detection.

This book is a continuous learning tool for experienced technical staff facing laser vibrometry technology for the first time.

TIlis volume contains the contributions to the Euromech Colloquium No.

This book presents a journey into how language is put together for speaking and understanding and how it can come apart when there is injury to the brain.

The book analyzes the basic problems of oscillation processes and theoretical aspects of noise and vibration in friction systems.

Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale focuses on perceptions ofconsonance and dissonance, and how these are dependent on timbre.

Ever since television became practical in the early 1950s, closed-circuit television (CCTV) in conjunction with the light microscope has provided large screen display, raised image contrast, and made the images formed by ultraviolet and infrared rays visible.

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