The Tibetan singing bowl

ORAL

Abstract

Tibetan singing bowls have been used for centuries for healing, meditation and shamanic journeying. The bowls are partially filled with water, then excited by either striking or rubbing the walls of the bowl with a mallet. A wealth of curious fluid mechanical phenomena arise, and will be elucidated in our combined experimental and theoretical investigation.

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Authors

  • John Bush

    MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Denis Terwagne

    University of Liege