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Is it possible to tune a drum?

dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Pedro R. S.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-09T17:09:21Z
dc.date.available2018-02-09T17:09:21Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractIt is well known that the sound produced by string instruments has a well defined pitch. Essentially, this is due to the fact that all the resonance frequencies of the string have integer ratio with the smallest eigenfrequency. However, it is enough to use Ashbaugh–Benguria bound for the ratio of the smallest two eigenfrequencies to conclude that it is impossible to build a drum with a uniform density membrane satisfying harmonic relations on the eigenfrequencies. On the other hand, it is known since the antiquity, that a drum can produce an almost harmonic sound by using different densities, for example adding a plaster to the membrane. This idea is applied in the construction of some Indian drums like the tabla or the mridangam. In this work we propose a density and shape optimization problem of finding a composite membrane that satisfy approximate harmonic relations of some eigenfrequencies. The problem is solved by a domain decomposition technique applied to the Method of Fundamental Solutions and Hadamard shape derivatives for the optimization of inner and outer boundaries. This method allows to present new configurations of membranes, for example a two-density membrane for which the first 21 eigenfrequencies have approximate five harmonic relations or a three-density membrane for which the first 45 eigenfrequencies have eight harmonic relations, both involving some multiple eigenfrequencies.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipP.A. was partially supported by FCT, Portugal, through the program “Investigador FCT” with reference IF/00177/2013 and the scientific project PTDC/MATCAL/4334/2014
dc.description.sponsorshipPTDC/MATCAL/4334/2014
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2017.02.056pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0021-9991
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/7113
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.subjectHarmonic drumpt_PT
dc.subjectDirichlet Laplacianpt_PT
dc.subjectEigenvaluespt_PT
dc.subjectShape optimizationpt_PT
dc.titleIs it possible to tune a drum?pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage106pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage91pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Computational Physicspt_PT
oaire.citation.volumeVol. 338, Nº 1pt_PT
person.familyNameAntunes
person.givenNamePedro
person.identifier.ciencia-id6710-138C-A69D
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1969-1860
person.identifier.ridM-2406-2015
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55346859100
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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