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ERIC Number: EJ896415
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jul
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0143-0807
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Thump, Ring: The Sound of a Bouncing Ball
Katz, J. I.
European Journal of Physics, v31 n4 p849-856 Jul 2010
A basketball bounced on a stiff surface produces a characteristic loud thump, followed by a high-pitched ringing. Describing the ball as an inextensible but flexible membrane containing compressed air, I formulate an approximate theory of the generation of these sounds and predict their amplitudes and waveforms. (Contains 3 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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