Simulation Results (2000)

The following links to movie files from work done in 2000 show the motion of a wave down the basilar membrane following an impulsive force on the oval window.

Unit force results (data at every 5th. time step):

128x128x128.gif (1.8 MBytes) (1.8 MBytes)
256x256x128.gif (6.7 MBytes) (6.7 MBytes)

MPEG movie at 256x256x128 (8.4 MBytes)

MPEG movie of projection of the motion (39 MBytes)  (This shows the centre of the basilar membrane as it would appear if the cochlea were un-coiled: the wave can clearly be seen as it propagates along the length of the tube. )

10x Unit force results (all at 256x256x128, and with data at every 10th. time step):

MPEG movie in 3D (2.5 MBytes)

MPEG movie of projection of the motion (2.8 MBytes)