The Underwater Piano: A Resonance Theory of Cochlear Mechanics
| dc.contributor.author | Bell, James Andrew | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-05-11T05:46:55Z | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-04T02:35:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-05-11T05:46:55Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2011-01-04T02:35:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis takes a fresh approach to cochlear mechanics. Over the last quarter of a century, we have learnt that the cochlea is active and highly tuned, observations suggesting that something may be resonating. Rather than accepting the standard traveling wave interpretation, here I investigate whether a resonance theory of some kind can be applied to this remarkable behaviour.¶ A historical survey of resonance theories is first conducted, and advantages and drawbacks examined. A corresponding look at the traveling wave theory includes a listing of its short-comings.¶ A new model of the cochlea is put forward that exhibits inherently high tuning. ... | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | b25317490 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49307 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | The Australian National University | en_US |
| dc.subject | mechanotransduction, outer hair cell, surface acoustic wave, squirting wave, pressure wave, traveling wave | en_US |
| dc.title | The Underwater Piano: A Resonance Theory of Cochlear Mechanics | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis (PhD) | en_US |
| dcterms.valid | 2006 | en_US |
| local.contributor.affiliation | The Australian National University | en_US |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Visual Sciences Group, Research School of Biological Sciences | en_US |
| local.description.refereed | yes | en_US |
| local.identifier.doi | 10.25911/5d7a2c6dcff7f | |
| local.mintdoi | mint | |
| local.type.degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | en_US |
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