Tag Archives: Elasticity

Setting Temporal Boundaries for Sound Waves

A magnet-and-coil system reveals how acoustic waves reflect and refract when the host medium suddenly changes elasticity. Continue reading

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The forces that burst bubbles

The energy balance between shell, liquid, and impact velocity determines when an elastic capsule will deform and break.  Continue reading

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