Ohm’s law of hearing

Ohm's law of hearing, proposed by German physicist Georg Simon Ohm, suggests that the human ear perceives the tone of a sound based on the amplitudes of its harmonic components, rather than the phase relationships between them. This means the ear acts as a Fourier analysis device, converting mechanical sound waves into electrical impulses that represent sound intensity as a function of frequency. This concept aligns with the place theory of hearing, which posits that different frequencies stimulate specific locations along the basilar membrane in the inner ear, corresponding to the perceived pitch. The ear's ability to distinguish pitch is primarily due to the continuous changes in the basilar membrane's properties along its length, with different frequencies causing vibrations in distinct regions.123