Can sound waves be polarised?

Subject: Can sound waves be polarised?

Date: Wed May 19 09:21:22 1999
Posted by Zuya Zarei
Grade level: 10-12 School: The Cambridge High School Dubai
City: Dubai State/Province: No state entered. Country: United Arab Emirates
Area of science: Physics
ID: 927123682.Ph

Message:


I read in a physics text written by David Halliday and Robert 
Resnick that sound waves can be polarised. How can this be, see 
as sound is a longitudinal wave?

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