Inhalt
Generation and Measurement of Sound in Gases.- A. Generation of sound.- B. Measurement of sound.- Generation, Detection and Measurement of Ultrasound.- I. Generation of ultrasound.- II. Detection of ultrasound.- III. Methods of measuring the propagation constants.- General references.- High Frequency Ultrasonic Stress Waves in Solids.- I. Stress waves.- II. Scattering.- III. Thermoelastic effects.- IV. Dislocation damping.- V. Stress wave interaction with conduction electrons in metals.- VI. Magneto-elastic interactions.- VII. Stress wave interaction with thermal elastic waves. Phonon-phonon interaction.- VIII. Stress wave interaction with nuclear spin systems.- IX. The effect of ultrasonic stress waves on electron paramagnetic resonance in solids.- X. Stress waves and electrical phenomena in piezoelectric crystals.- XI. Acoustoelectric effect.- References.- The Effects of Intense Ultrasonics in Liquids.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Cavitation and de-gasing.- 3. Signs of cavitation.- 4. Cinematography of bubbles.- 5. Cavitation noises.- 6. Theoretical analysis of cavitation.- 7. Cavitation thresholds.- 8. Nuclei.- 9. Erosion.- 10. Dispersion and emulsification.- 11. Luminescence.- 12. Chemical effects.- 13. Effects in polymers.- 14. Effects in metals.- Addendum.- Sachverzeichnis (Deutsch-Englisch).- Subject Index (English-German).