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Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. Applications of acoustics are for instance the audio and noise control industries.

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how much time it takes for a flute to start making sound?

sound as i understand is created in a flute by ; the compressions imparted to the air inside the flute . the blowed air is also sometimes not allowed to enter the flute due to its regular contact with …
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Why doesn't steady flow of air create sound? [closed]

When one exhales air by twisting the lips appropriately, one does not create enough sound. But when the same amount of air with the same pressure is blown in a flute or whistle, a relatively audible s …
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How does a flute produce its sound?

if an object for instance does not create successive compressions and rarefactions in air but only creates continuous compressions would we be able to hear these compressions as sound ? Yes , because …
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Why doesn't frequency of a sound wave reduce with time?

I understand how energy depends on amplitude as this source says but this source mentions that the energy of a sound wave depends (maybe "also on") on frequency of the sound wave. If energy of a wave …
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Factors that affect energy of a sound wave?

Putting a lot of energy into a transverse pulse will not effect the wavelength, the frequency or the speed of the pulse. The energy imparted to a pulse will only affect the amplitude of that pulse.why …
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