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Fluctuation and localization of acoustic waves in bubbly water

arXiv:cond-mat/0307048 · doi:10.1063/1.1627937

Abstract

Here the fluctuation properties of acoustic localization in bubbly water is explored. We show that the strong localization can occur in such a system for a certain frequency range and sufficient filling fractions of air-bubbles. Two fluctuating quantities are considered, that is, the fluctuation of transmission and the fluctuation of the phase of acoustic wave fields. When localization occurs, these fluctuations tend to vanish, a feature able to uniquely identify the phenomenon of wave localization.

10 pages, 4 figures