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To the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Conferences and symposia


Acoustics and the Defense of the Fatherland

†  a, b, c
a Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics, Leninskie Gory 1 build. 2, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
b Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
c Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya ul. 10, Moscow, 123995, Russian Federation

This paper provides a brief overview of the main achievements in applied acoustics that served defense needs during the Great Patriotic War and their subsequent development. The review is arbitrarily divided into three sections: (1) underwater sound, (2) aerial acoustics, and (3) medical applications. Each section provides historical information on the most important developments during the war years, as well as related progress after Victory. The physical phenomena underlying these technical solutions are outlined, and the acoustic specificity is emphasized.

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Keywords: sonar, underwater sound, noise direction finders, marine and aviation acoustics, parametric transmitting arrays, submarines, mine and torpedo weapons, direction finding, aircraft, medical ultrasound
PACS: 07.64.+z, 43.30.+m, 87.50.Y− (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2025.05.039976
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2025/12/c/
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Citation: Rudenko O V "Acoustics and the Defense of the Fatherland" Phys. Usp. 68 1199–1211 (2025)
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Received: 31st, July 2025, 14th, May 2025

Оригинал: Руденко О В «Акустика и оборона Отечества» УФН 195 1268–1281 (2025); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2025.05.039976

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