Abstract
A program of research in acoustic cavitation that was started at the suggestion of F. V. Hunt and continued through his cooperation has resulted in an extensive study of the motions of small bubbles under the influence of acoustic pressure fields. The principal tool in this investigation has been a mathematical formulation made up of a set of integral equations, differential equations, and algebraic equations. Solutions of this formulation obtained through use of a digital computer have so far given considerable insight into the free pulsations of cavities, the thresholds for generation of transient cavities, and the temperatures and pressures that might be reached in the collapse of transient cavities. A brief survey of these results will be given. [This work was supported by Acoustics Programs, Office of Naval Research.]
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