Archives of Acoustics, 1, 1, pp. 21-27, 1976

The equation of acoustic rays in an inhomogeneous moving medium

Rufin MAKAREWICZ
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Poland

This paper is devoted to the derivation of the differential equations for rays in an inhomogeneous medium which moves with a velocity W(z). The velocity of sound propagation in this medium is assumed to be a function of one variable a(z).
The discussion is based on the Snell's generalized law which has been derived by a new method.
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