The Physics of the Ear
International Series of Monographs on Physics
Published on 11. September 2013
390 pages
978-1-4831-8062-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Physics of Ear discusses various concerns of the physical aspects of the auditory systems. The book is comprised of 15 chapters that cover the whole spectrum of the physics of ear, from electrical activity up to the acoustics. The coverage of the text includes the anatomy and physiology of the ear, its nervous mechanisms, and dynamics of its electrical activity. The book also details binaural hearing, acoustics, and audiometry. Several chapters are dedicated to covering various hearing defects, including deafness. The text will be of great use to researchers and practitioners in fields that deal with acoustics and the biological process of sensing sounds, such as otolaryngology.
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Preface I Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear II The Nature of Nerve Conduction III The Conductive Mechanism IV The Analytical Mechanism: Its Dynamics by Direct Observations V Electrical Activity of the Auditory System VI The Dynamics of the Ear as Deduced from Electrical Observations VII Sensitivity Range of the Ear: Objective and Subjective Investigations VIII Physical Characteristics of Speech IX Binaural Hearing X Music XI Audiometry XII Auditory Adaptation and FatigueXIII Defects of Hearing and Their MeasurementsXIV The Alleviation of DeafnessXV Theory of Hearing Appendix I. Physical Data of the Ear Appendix II. Amplitude and Frequency Appendix III. Wave form Analysis Appendix IV. The Response of a Tuned Circuit to a Sinusoidal Pulse Appendix V. Auto-Correlation AnalysisReferences Name Index Subject IndexVolumes published in this series
