Outline of acoustics
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to acoustics: Acoustics – interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics technology may be called an acoustical engineer. The application of acoustics is present in almost all aspects of modern society with the most obvious being the audio and noise control industries. History of acoustics Branches of acoustics Archaeoacoustics – study of sound within archaeology. This typically involves studying the acoustics of archaeological sites and artefacts. Aeroacoustics – study of noise generated by air movement, for instance via turbulence, and the movement of sound through the fluid air. This knowledge is applied in acoustical engineering to study how to quieten aircraft. Aeroacoustics is important to understanding how wind musical instruments work. Architectural acoustics – science of how to achieve a good sound within a building. It typically involves the study of speech intelligibility, speech privacy and music quality in the built environment. Also known as building acoustics. Bioacoustics – scientific