The mechanism at work is a Helmholtz resonator-the same effect you get when you blow across the top of a bottle and produce a ...

A new paper published in the journal Physical Review Research provides experimental support for the hypothesis that hand clapping essentially acts like a Helmholtz resonator—akin to the hum ...

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See: EIGENTON, HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR, RESONANCE, RESONATOR. Compare: ACOUSTIC RADIATION. For instance, various body cavities and organs may be set in VIBRATION by INFRASONIC vibration and low frequency ...