Musical Acoustics and Computational Science

Abstract

Abstract. There are many interesting problems in musical acoustics that can only be dealt with via computational methods. For the most part, the essential physics is readily accessible at an introductory level, making this an excellent source of examples and research projects for undergraduate students. This theme is illustrated with a quick tour of the issues encountered in modeling the guitar.

Circuit based classical guitar model

“…Of course, there have been many examples of strings and of instruments being modeled numerically. For example, the wave equation governing a flexible string was approximated to a finite difference form [6].…”