Thump, ring: the sound of a bouncing ball
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ballthumpamplitudesapproximatebasketballbouncedbouncingcharacteristic
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A basketball bounced on a stiff surface produces a characteristic loud thump, followed by high-pitched ringing. Describing the ball as an inextensible but flexible membrane containing compressed air, I formulate an approximate theory of the generation of these sounds and predict their amplitudes and waveforms.
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