Numerical Simulation of guitar radiation fields using the boundary element method
The first part of the thesis develops the theoretical background for a numerical model of the classical guitar. The model computes, from fundamental parameters, the transfer function between the plucking force at any point on the string and the acoustic pressure at any arbitrary listening point in the guitar's radiation field. This transfer function can then be converted to a signal in the time-domain, representing an actual tone which would be produced by the experimental ...