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Jon Chapman - Waves and resonance: from musical instruments to vacuum cleaners, via metamaterials and invisibility cloaks
Jon Chapman - Waves and resonance: from musical instruments to vacuum cleaners, via metamaterials and invisibility cloaks
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Via guitars, clarinets and a musical saw to the noise reduction in a vaccum cleaner, Jon Chapman explains the role of waves in the sounds we hear and don't hear. Jon Chapman is Professor of Mathematics and Its Applications in the University of Oxford.
Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.
Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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