E-Book, Englisch, 158 Seiten
Reihe: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Mindlin / Laje The Physics of Birdsong
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-28249-5
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 158 Seiten
Reihe: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
ISBN: 978-3-540-28249-5
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Detailed report on a topic that has already attracted much popular interest. Provides fascinating reading for physicists, biologists and general readers alike.
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1;Preface;6
2;Contents;8
3;1 Elements of the Description;12
3.1;1.1 Sound;12
3.2;1.2 Frequency and Amplitude;18
3.3;1.3 Harmonics and Superposition;20
3.4;1.4 Sonograms;24
4;2 Sources and Filters;27
4.1;2.1 Sources of Sound;27
4.2;2.2 Filters and Resonances;32
4.3;2.3 Filtering a Signal;42
5;3 Anatomy of the Vocal Organ;46
5.1;3.1 Morphology and Function;46
5.2;3.2 The Oscine Syrinx;50
5.3;3.3 The Nonoscine Syrinx;53
5.4;3.4 Respiration;55
6;4 The Sources of Sound in Birdsong;56
6.1;4.1 Linear Oscillators;56
6.2;4.2 Nonlinear Oscillators;59
6.3;4.3 Oscillations in the Syrinx;63
6.4;4.4 Filtering the Signal;68
7;5 The Instructions for the Syrinx;70
7.1;5.1 The Structure of a Song;70
7.2;5.2 The Construction of Syllables;75
7.3;5.3 The Active Control of the Airflow: a Prediction;79
7.4;5.4 Experimental Support;81
7.5;5.5 Lateralization;85
8;6 Complex Oscillations;87
8.1;6.1 Complex Sounds;87
8.2;6.2 Acoustic Feedback;90
8.3;6.3 Labia with Structure;94
8.4;6.4 Choosing Between Two Models;99
9;7 Synthesizing Birdsong;106
9.1;7.1 Numerical Integration and Sound;106
9.2;7.2 Analog Integration;110
9.3;7.3 Playback Experiments;115
9.4;7.4 Why Numerical Work?;115
10;8 From the Syrinx to the Brain;120
10.1;8.1 The Motor Pathway;121
10.2;8.2 The AFP Pathway;122
10.3;8.3 Models for the Motor Pathway: What for?;123
10.4;8.4 Conceptual Models and Computational Models;126
10.5;8.5 Sensorimotor Control of Singing;133
10.6;8.6 Computational Models and Learning;134
10.7;8.7 Rate Models;136
10.8;8.8 Lights and Shadows of Modeling Brain Activity;139
11;9 Complex Rhythms;140
11.1;9.1 Linear vs. Nonlinear Forced Oscillators;140
11.2;9.2 Duets;142
11.3;9.3 Nonlinear Dynamics;147
11.4;9.4 Respiration;153
11.5;9.5 Body and Brain;155
12;References;157
