Vol 6 - Landau+Lifschitz - Fluid Mechanics · Problem 79.1
SHOCK WAVES
Physics — Landau & Lifshitz · absorption-of-sound
Problem
Determine the fraction of energy that is absorbed when a sound wave is reflected from a solid wall. The density of the wall is supposed so large that the sound does not penetrate it, and the specific heat so large that the temperature of the wall may be supposed constant.