Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2015 iii Paper 77 1 a ii Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-06
Use complex amplitudes with time dependence , so the outgoing two-dimensional Helmholtz equation kernel has phase . Dividing the harmonic form of Lighthill acoustic analogy by and integrating the two source derivatives by parts gives an amplitude proportional toOnly the magnitude is needed here; the specified kernel omits its constant phase and normalization. In the acoustic compact-source approximation, . With , hence , the two-dimensional compact quadrupole scaling isThe half-power difference from three dimensions comes from cylindrical spreading, including its factor. As in part (i), the Mach number power is stated with the geometrical range factor separated; is still required.