Rarefaction, in the physics of sound, segment of one cycle of a longitudinal wave during its travel or motion, the other segment being compression.

Rarefactions occur when a lower pressure region of the sound wave is created and air particles are pushed backward. Rarefactions can be seen in the diagram ...

A sound wave is a pressure wave; regions of high (compressions) and low pressure (rarefactions) are established as the result of the vibrations of the sound ...

10 янв. 2024 г. · Sound waves are essentially the transfer of energy through the sequential rarefaction and compression of particles in a medium, typically air. ...

When air pressure is tightly packed together, it is referred to as compression; when it is loosely packed, it is referred to as rarefaction.

16 апр. 2024 г. · What is general meaning of word Rarefaction ... When a vibrating object moves backward in air as medium,. it creates a region of low pressure.

A common rarefaction wave is the area of low relative pressure following a shock wave (see picture). An example of rarefaction is also as a phase in a sound ...

A rarefaction is a region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart. As seen in Figure 9.2, there are regions where the medium is compressed ...

10 нояб. 2023 г. · Sound is a longitudinal wave consisting of compressions and rarefactions - these are areas where the pressure of the air varies with the wave.