Purrington, Robert D.; Norton, Guy V. - In: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) 82 (2012) 7, pp. 1287-1297
The Westervelt wave equation can be used to describe non-linear propagation of finite amplitude sound. If one assumes that the medium can be treated as a thermoviscous fluid, a loss mechanism can be incorporated, but such a loss mechanism is not adequate if the medium is dispersive. In order to...