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From: ronse@prlb2.UUCP (Christian Ronse)
Newsgroups: sci.misc,sci.physics
Subject: differences between sound and light waves?
Message-ID: <413@prlb2.UUCP>
Date: 3 Feb 88 09:01:04 GMT
Organization: Philips Research Laboratory, Brussels
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Keywords: macroscopic behaviour
Follow-up-To: sci.misc


As I am thinking about differences between vision and audition, I would like
to know the difference of behaviour between light waves and sound waves which
manifest themselves at our everyday (Newtonian, non-quantum) scale. For
example: longitudinal/transversal waves, superposition and interference of
waves, diffraction, refraction, reflection, and absorption of waves by
objects. Don't explain me special relativity!

Pointers to serious books or papers appreciated. Follow-up to sci.misc.

Christian Ronse		maldoror@prlb2.UUCP
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