Definition of Bjerknes force
Bjerknes forces are translational forces on bubbles in a sound wave. The phenomenon is a type of acoustic radiation force. Primary Bjerknes forces are caused by an external sound field; secondary Bjerknes forces are attractive or repulsive forces between pairs of bubbles in the same sound field caused by the pressure field generated by each bubble volume's oscillations. They were first described by Vilhelm Bjerknes in his 1906 Fields of Force.
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What is Bjerknes force?
Bjerknes forces are translational forces on bubbles in a sound wave. The phenomenon is a type of acoustic radiation force.