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As we know from experience (and as will be shown in the next sections) sound sources have a directivity. The sound level perceived by the observer is not dependent on the distance from the source alone. If the source is rotated, the level changes with angle.
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Möser, M. (2004). Propagation and Radiation of Sound. In: Engineering Acoustics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05391-1_3
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