HardySpicer wrote:> On Jul 13, 3:36 pm, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote: >> HardySpicer wrote: >>> http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/Sound/refrac.html >>> When sound refracts should we not be able to detect a change in pitch >>> like the doppler effect? >> No. >> >>> (because the wavelength must shorten - hence >>> pitch increase). > The wavelength of light is shorter in water than in >> air. That doesn't change its color. > > With a prism the light is split at the output though.That's because the degree of refraction varies with wavelength. So what? Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
Refraction of Sound
Started by ●July 12, 2009
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On Jul 12, 8:56 pm, HardySpicer <gyansor...@gmail.com> wrote:> On Jul 13, 3:36 pm, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote:> HardySpicer wrote: > > >http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/Sound/refrac.html > > > > When sound refracts should we not be able to detect a change in pitch > > > like the doppler effect? > > > No. > > > > (because the wavelength must shorten - hence > > > pitch increase). > > > Who told you that? > > The above Physics web page! > > HardyHardy Try reading your own source: "it is clear that a slower speed must shorten the wavelength since the frequency of the wave is determined by its source and does not change." Dale B. Dalrymple
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On Jul 12, 9:58�pm, HardySpicer <gyansor...@gmail.com> wrote:> http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/Sound/refrac.html > > When sound refracts should we not be able to detect a change in pitch > like the doppler effect? (because the wavelength must shorten - hence > pitch increase). How do we model refraction - is this a non-linear > effect ie it cannot be modeled with a LTI transfer function. > > HardyHello Hardy, The webpage you cite does say the frequency remains constant. Hyperphysics is a very informative site - I'm glad you are referring to it. I know the author personally - he spent quite a bit of time putting it all together. He (Dr. Rod Nave) is retired now. I had several classes with him. Clay
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Jerry Avins wrote:> HardySpicer wrote: > >> On Jul 13, 3:36 pm, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote: >> >>> HardySpicer wrote: >>> >>>> http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/Sound/refrac.html >>>> When sound refracts should we not be able to detect a change in pitch >>>> like the doppler effect? >>> >>> No. >>> >>>> (because the wavelength must shorten - hence >>>> pitch increase). >> >> The wavelength of light is shorter in water than in >> >>> air. That doesn't change its color. >> >> >> With a prism the light is split at the output though. > > > That's because the degree of refraction varies with wavelength. So what? > > JerryShould we add birefringence effects?
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Jerry Avins <jya@ieee.org> wrote:> I haven't read the page, but I bet it says only that the wavelength > shortens, not that the pitch increases. Why does the wavelength shorten?Maybe someone is mixing up refraction and the doppler effect. Doppler changes frequency, refraction doesn't. -- glen
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Richard Owlett wrote:> Jerry Avins wrote: >> HardySpicer wrote: >> >>> On Jul 13, 3:36 pm, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote: >>> >>>> HardySpicer wrote: >>>> >>>>> http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/Sound/refrac.html >>>>> When sound refracts should we not be able to detect a change in pitch >>>>> like the doppler effect? >>>> >>>> No. >>>> >>>>> (because the wavelength must shorten - hence >>>>> pitch increase). >>> >>> The wavelength of light is shorter in water than in >>> >>>> air. That doesn't change its color. >>> >>> >>> With a prism the light is split at the output though. >> >> >> That's because the degree of refraction varies with wavelength. So what? >> >> Jerry > > Should we add birefringence effects?Think parallel planes. Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
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glen herrmannsfeldt wrote:> Jerry Avins <jya@ieee.org> wrote: > >> I haven't read the page, but I bet it says only that the wavelength >> shortens, not that the pitch increases. Why does the wavelength shorten? > > Maybe someone is mixing up refraction and the doppler effect. > > Doppler changes frequency, refraction doesn't.Yes. I think I encourages Spicer to understand that for himself. Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
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Jerry Avins wrote:> Richard Owlett wrote: >> Jerry Avins wrote: >>> HardySpicer wrote: >>> >>>> On Jul 13, 3:36 pm, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> HardySpicer wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/Sound/refrac.html >>>>>> When sound refracts should we not be able to detect a change in pitch >>>>>> like the doppler effect? >>>>> >>>>> No. >>>>> >>>>>> (because the wavelength must shorten - hence >>>>>> pitch increase). >>>> >>>> The wavelength of light is shorter in water than in >>>> >>>>> air. That doesn't change its color. >>>> >>>> >>>> With a prism the light is split at the output though. >>> >>> >>> That's because the degree of refraction varies with wavelength. So what? >>> >>> Jerry >> >> Should we add birefringence effects? > > Think parallel planes.Forget that nonsense. How can you make polarized compression waves? Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
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On 13 Jul, 19:13, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote:> Jerry Avins wrote: > > Richard Owlett wrote: > >> Jerry Avins wrote: > >>> HardySpicer wrote: > > >>>> On Jul 13, 3:36 pm, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote: > > >>>>> HardySpicer wrote: > > >>>>>>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/Sound/refrac.html > >>>>>> When sound refracts should we not be able to detect a change in pitch > >>>>>> like the doppler effect? > > >>>>> No. > > >>>>>> (because the wavelength must shorten - hence > >>>>>> pitch increase). > > >>>> The wavelength of light is shorter in water than in > > >>>>> air. That doesn't change its color. > > >>>> With a prism the light is split at the output though. > > >>> That's because the degree of refraction varies with wavelength. So what? > > >>> Jerry > > >> Should we add birefringence effects? > > > Think parallel planes. > > Forget that nonsense. How can you make polarized compression waves?'Sound' is an arbitrary term, that traditionally relates to audio. From a purely technical POV, both compressional waves and shear waves obey the same physical laws. Wave splitting due to polarizations have been observed in seismic data. Some people have suggested to use this effect as a classifier of the geophysical medium. The only problem with that is that polarization can be caused by several independent effects, like cracks and fractures, or fine-scale layering in sedimentary rocks. Rune
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On Jul 13, 4:24�pm, glen herrmannsfeldt <g...@ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:> Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote: > > How do you model any spatial transformation? Acoustic lenses are LTI. > > Optical lenses aren't always LTI. �Consider adaptive optics used > in newer telescopes and the image stabilization systems now being > used in camera lenses. � It should be possible to do with acoustic > lenses, too. > > If you hold a helium balloon near your ear it seems quieter. > I believe the opposite effect with a CO2 balloon. �(Put baking > soda an vinegar in a bottle, and put a balloon on top. �Sometimes > it works better to put the baking soda in the balloon first.) > > -- glenYes it was more the sound at the output I was interested in than in the medium itself. You have answered my question I think. If I take a loudspeaker and attatch it to a cavity filled with a gas I can shift the frequencies right? Hardy
