2 papers
physics.chem-ph2026
Musical Molecules: Sonifying the IR Spectra and Modeling Intramolecular Vibrational Energy Redistribution of Small Molecules
Sophia H. Kim, Eric J. Heller
This work explores how small molecules sound. Infrared (IR) spectra of HCl, H2O, NH3, and acetone are mapped into the audible range using a simple anharmonic oscillator model and N…
cs.SD2025
Influence of string register locations on vibratos among violoncellists
Steven Hu, Sophia H. Kim, Helena H. Kim +2
This study analyzes how vibrato changes with finger position along the cello string. Examining 94 excerpts, we found moving the finger toward the bridge strongly increases acoustic…