Intensity of sound wave via displacement amplitude ================================================== The intensity of a sound wave is the rate per unit area of energy transfer through or onto a surface. It depends on the density of the medium, the phase speed and the angular frequency of the wave and the amplitude of particles in the medium. **Links:** #. Equation 17-27 on p. 489 of "Fundamentals of Physics" by David Halladay et al., 10th Ed. .. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.waves.intensity_of_sound_wave_via_displacement_amplitude .. py:data:: wave_intensity :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.basic.intensity` of the sound wave. Symbol: :code:`I` Latex: :math:`I` Dimension: :code:`power/area` .. py:data:: medium_density :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.basic.density` of the medium in which the sound wave is being propagated. Symbol: :code:`rho` Latex: :math:`\rho` Dimension: :code:`mass/volume` .. py:data:: phase_speed :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.phase_speed` of the wave. Symbol: :code:`v` Latex: :math:`v` Dimension: :code:`velocity` .. py:data:: angular_frequency :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.angular_frequency` of the wave. Symbol: :code:`w` Latex: :math:`\omega` Dimension: :code:`angle/time` .. py:data:: displacement_amplitude Displacement amplitude of the particles in the medium. See :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.euclidean_distance`. Symbol: :code:`s_max` Latex: :math:`s_\text{max}` Dimension: :code:`length` .. py:data:: law :code:`I = rho * v * w^2 * s_max^2 / 2` Latex: .. math:: I = \frac{\rho v \omega^{2} s_\text{max}^{2}}{2}