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This chapter gives an overview of the nature of sound radiation and propagation in space. It begins with plane-wave propagation such as reflection and refraction between two media across their boundary, and spherical waves and their simple sound sources are introduced as well as plane waves. The most fundamental nature of spherical waves is the phase difference between the sound pressure and particle velocity.
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Tohyama, M. (2011). Sound in Space as Plane and Spherical Waves. In: Sound and Signals. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20122-6_8
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