A demonstration of rotating sound waves in free space and the transfer of their angular momentum to matter

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-215

  Santillán, Arturo O ^a   Volke Sepúlveda, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 60449086858     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3056580     Document Type: Article

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