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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Breaking the sound barrier in a liquid
« on: 04/05/2006 22:34:58 »
What happens when the sound barrier is broken in a liquid?
I recently read an article on Sonoluminescence which seems to show what happens to air bubbles as sound waves cause them to collapse inward (implode.) If this is the case would it also be true that light would be created by imploding the vortex created by exceeding the speed of sound in a liquid?
Anyone have any thoughts?
I recently read an article on Sonoluminescence which seems to show what happens to air bubbles as sound waves cause them to collapse inward (implode.) If this is the case would it also be true that light would be created by imploding the vortex created by exceeding the speed of sound in a liquid?
Anyone have any thoughts?