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Jon Chapman - Waves and resonance: from musical instruments to vacuum cleaners, via metamaterials and invisibility cloaks

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The Secrets of Mathematics
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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.

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The Secrets of Mathematics
People
Jon Chapman
Keywords
mathematics
resonance
waves
Department: Mathematical Institute
Date Added: 02/12/2019
Duration: 00:44:08

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