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Convention Paper

Instantaneous Intensity

Authors: Heyser, Richard C.

AES Convention 81 · Paper 2399 · November 1986

Abstract

Using an energy theorem first published in the Journal in 1971, and reconsidering sound pressure and particle velocity as components of a 4-dimensional space-time vector, results in the prediction of a complex intensity whose components are related through the Hilbert operator. This intensity vector has an instantaneous time dependence. The conventional time average of the product of sound pressure and particle velocity gives incorrect answers for anything but a steady tone and is not much use in dynamic sound measurements. The energy-time curve (ETC) is a valid measure of instantaneous intensity.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 81
AES Convention
81
Paper number
2399
Publication date
November 6, 1986
Session subject
Audio Measurement and Instrumentation
Affiliation
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper