Light and Sound Waves: Theoretical Analogies and Differences

[alvarogz]

Anybody has reference paper on light and sound wave's theoretical analogies?
I want to read about the analogies and difference between this interactions in terms of waves.

Thank you in advance.

AGZ

 

[vanhees71]

The analogy is the wave equation, which is already a great deal of similarity. Otherwise the two kind of waves are pretty different. A sound wave describes vibrations of mechanical entities (fluid elements in a gas or liquid, crystal lattices in a solid, etc.) while em. waves are vibrating electromagnetic fields.

 

[Dadface]

Both types of wave display properties which are similar...reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference.

 

[alvarogz]

Could anybody suggest a paper, article or textbook about it?.

Thanks,

 

[dlgoff]

Here's a couple of animation pages.

http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/waves-sound/

http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/light/

 

[UltrafastPED]

Also note that sound waves are longitudinal, and hence cannot be polarized ... while light is a transverse wave.

This book covers it all: "Waves and Vibrations" by A.P. French.