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JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Volume 124, Issue 5, Pages 2861-2872Publisher
ACOUSTICAL SOC AMER AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1121/1.2977669
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- NIH [1R21CA121235]
- NSF [DMS-0803360]
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Frequency-dependent loss and dispersion are typically modeled with a power-law attenuation coefficient, where the power-law exponent ranges from 0 to 2. To facilitate analytical solution, a fractional partial differential equation is derived that exactly describes power-law attenuation and the Szabo wave equation [Time domain wave-equations for lossy media obeying a frequency power-law, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 96, 491-500 (1994)] is an approximation to this equation. This paper derives analytical time-domain Green's functions in power-law media for exponents in this range. To construct solutions, stable law probability distributions are utilized. For exponents equal to 0, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/2, and 2, the Green's function is expressed in terms of Dirac delta, exponential, Airy, hypergeometric, and Gaussian functions. For exponents strictly less than 1, the Green's functions are expressed as Fox functions and are causal. For exponents greater than or equal than 1, the Green's functions are expressed as Fox and Wright functions and are noncausal. However, numerical computations demonstrate that for observation points only one wavelength from the radiating source, the Green's function is effectively causal for power-law exponents greater than or equal to 1. The analytical time-domain Green's function is numerically verified against the material impulse response function, and the results demonstrate excellent agreement. (C) 2008 Acoustical Society of America. [DOI: 10.1121/1.2977669]
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