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A demonstration of rotating sound waves in free space and the transfer of their angular momentum to matter
- Source :
- American Journal of Physics. March, 2009, Vol. 77 Issue 3, p209, 7 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- We describe an apparatus for generating rotating sound waves in free space by superimposing two orthogonal standing modes with a quarter wave phase lag. The creation of a standing wave from the superposition of two counter-rotating waves is also possible with the same apparatus. The experiment permits direct measurement of both the amplitude and phase structure of the sound waves. A demonstration of angular momentum transfer from rotating acoustic waves to matter in free field is also described.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00029505
- Volume :
- 77
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- American Journal of Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.195523559