GRAPHICAL SIMULATION OF SUPERLUMINAL ACOUSTIC LOCALIZED WAVE PULSES

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作者
DONNELLY, R [1 ]
POWER, D [1 ]
TEMPLEMAN, G [1 ]
WHALEN, A [1 ]
机构
[1] MEM UNIV NEWFOUNDLAND,INST MARINE,ST JOHNS A1B 3X5,NEWFOUNDLAND,CANADA
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10.1109/58.265814
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O42 [声学];
学科分类号
070206 ; 082403 ;
摘要
This paper investigates, graphically, a simulation of the launching of recently obtained superluminal localized wave solutions of the homogeneous wave equation. These solutions represent focused interference patterns that travel with speed greater than c in the direction of propagation. Graphical simulation indicates that approximations to these solutions may be launched from a finite array of point sources, and the superluminal nature of the launched pulses is maintained in the near field of the array.
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