Cloaking of the momentum in acoustic waves

Sophia Sklan
Phys. Rev. E 81, 016606 – Published 14 January 2010

Abstract

Through an appropriate change in variables, we find that the three-dimensional acoustic wave equation is subject to the transformation media interpretation. In particular, we determine that this interpretation can be extended beyond the pressure difference to also account for the momentum transported by the wave. The suitability of momentum transport is especially interesting as it is an example where the field of interest is not governed by a wave equation. We examine how both fields behave in the case of cloaking. Explicit consideration of the boundary conditions shows that perfect cloaking is preserved, even when the incoming momentum is nonzero at the surface of the cloak.

  • Received 11 August 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.81.016606

©2010 American Physical Society

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Sophia Sklan

  • School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA and School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom

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Vol. 81, Iss. 1 — January 2010

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