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What is the minimum pressure of a medium for which a sound wave can exist?
At what pressure will be particles in a medium be unable to form a sound wave when disturbed? How can this pressure be described mathematically?
My guess is that this would correspond to the point at ...
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Sound in stirred hot fluids
If a hot beverage in a cup gets stirred, the sound of the spoon changes. You can easily hear this if you repeatedly cling the spoon to the cup ground after stirring. The cling sound will raise in tune ...
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