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THE equation relating density, compressibility and sonic velocity can be expressed as where C is the velocity of sonic wave propagation, V is the volume of unit mass, Ks is the isentropic bulk modulus = − V (∂P/∂V)s: and s is entropy.
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HAYWARD, A. Experimental Verification at High Pressure of the Relationship between Compression, Density and Sonic Velocity. Nature 221, 1047 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2211047a0
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