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Elastic Waves. Acoustics.

Problem 4.151

A plane harmonic wave with frequency \(\omega\) propagates at a velocity \(v\) in a direction forming angles \(\alpha, \beta, \gamma\) with the \(x, y, z\) axes. Find the phase difference between the oscillations at the points of medium with coordinates \(x_{1}, y_{1}, z_{1}\) and \(x_{2}, y_{2}, z_{2}\)

Reveal Answer
Δφ=ωv(x1x2)cosα+(y1y2)cosβ+(z1z2)cosγ\Delta \varphi=\frac{\omega}{v}\left|\left(x_{1}-x_{2}\right) \cos \alpha+\left(y_{1}-y_{2}\right) \cos \beta+\left(z_{1}-z_{2}\right) \cos \gamma\right|