← Back to context Comment by shasta 14 years ago In other words, your theory is that the superposition principle doesn't hold for sound waves. 1 comment shasta Reply kragen 14 years ago Well, the superposition principle only holds in linear media. Sound waves can propagate in linear media, but they can also propagate in nonlinear media, and any medium that can carry sound will go nonlinear at sufficiently high amplitudes.
kragen 14 years ago Well, the superposition principle only holds in linear media. Sound waves can propagate in linear media, but they can also propagate in nonlinear media, and any medium that can carry sound will go nonlinear at sufficiently high amplitudes.
Well, the superposition principle only holds in linear media. Sound waves can propagate in linear media, but they can also propagate in nonlinear media, and any medium that can carry sound will go nonlinear at sufficiently high amplitudes.