Bang
A bang is a sudden, jerky change in density of the air, which z. B. can be caused by the blow of a whip or an explosion . The pressure wave propagating in the room is perceived as sound . The rapid decay of the amplitude is characteristic of a bang.
The ear is exposed to air pressure fluctuations for only a short time, with the rapid rise in pressure usually followed by a slower decrease. Bang waves can travel at supersonic speeds of more than 1000 m / s.
A bang is a sound . This means that it consists (similar to noise) of very many randomly occurring (inharmonic) overtones.
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