Energy flow in the cochlea

DOI10.1017/S0022112081001560zbMath0474.76074WikidataQ115431682 ScholiaQ115431682MaRDI QIDQ3929287

James Lighthill

Publication date: 1981

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

basilar- membrane vibration; energy-flow considerations; high degree of asymmetry; mechanical response of cochlea; moderate acoustic stimuli; substantial phase-lag; travelling-wave model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76Q05: Hydro- and aero-acoustics

76-02: Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to fluid mechanics

76Z99: Biological fluid mechanics

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