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Sonoluminescence

By:F. Ronald Young
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780849324390
eText ISBN:9781135486020
Edition:1
Copyright:2004
Format:Reflowable

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While it is still a mystery of how a low-energy-density sound wave can concentrate enough energy in a small enough volume to cause the emission of light, research in acoustic cavitation and sonoluminescence has lead to plausible theories in which the source of light can be experimentally sustained. It has also lead to promising applications, such a