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Author Topic:   Math problem for anyone who loves math
zipzip
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Message 8 of 12 (33412)
02-28-2003 5:08 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by John
02-18-2003 10:14 AM


Well...there is no audible sound in space. But there is no perfect vacuum anywhere (a few hydrogen/helium atoms here and there). So for extremely large-scale, high-amplitude displacements there should be some (extremely low frequency) sound, sort of. And if you had an enormous ear and a lot of patience perhaps you could hear it.

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zipzip
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Message 10 of 12 (33499)
03-02-2003 3:40 AM
Reply to: Message 9 by John
02-28-2003 8:57 AM


That is the point of extremely large-scale displacements of the medium -- so that the degree of rarefaction and compression are such that wave propagation occurs.

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zipzip
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Message 12 of 12 (33665)
03-04-2003 8:50 PM
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03-02-2003 10:19 AM


Neat post.

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