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This chapter describes some properties of waves—properties like interference, beats, reflection, and refraction. Naturally, the focus will be on sound waves, but the principles apply equally to light waves. Because of the unifying principles of wave physics, you get two for one—once you’ve learned the acoustics, you automatically know the optics.
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Hartmann, W.M. (2013). Wave Properties. In: Principles of Musical Acoustics. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6786-1_6
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