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Cochlear mechanics: Analysis for a pure tone. (English) Zbl 0543.73126

Summary: A three-dimensional hydroelastic model of the cochlea is analyzed, in which the fluid is viscous and the basilar membrane is an inhomogeneous orthotropic elastic plate. After the solution is obtained using a multiple-scale approximation, comparison is made with experiments for the human cochlea.

MSC:

74L15 Biomechanical solid mechanics
74F10 Fluid-solid interactions (including aero- and hydro-elasticity, porosity, etc.)
92Cxx Physiological, cellular and medical topics
74K20 Plates
74J99 Waves in solid mechanics
74E10 Anisotropy in solid mechanics
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