ON THE PHYSICAL BACKGROUND OF THE POINT-IMPEDANCE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BASILAR MEMBRANE IN COCHLEAR MECHANICS.
Viergever, M. A.
Acta Acustica 39 (5), p. 292-297
Abstract
A three-dimensional mathematical model of the cochlea is constructed. The basilar membrane is represented by a linear visco-elastic plate of variable width and thickness. It is shown that the point-impedance characterization of the basilar membrane is the analoque in one- and two-dimensional models of this visco-elastic plate representation.