Introduction to wave phenomena
Akira Hirose, Karl E. Lonngren
Abstract
Akira Hirose, Karl E. Lonngren
Abstract
Review of Oscillations. Wave Motion. Some Mathematics. Mechanical Waves. Sound Waves in Solids, Liquids and Gases. Wave Reflection and Standing Waves. Spherical and Cylindrical Waves, Waves in Nonuniform Media, and Multidimensional Waves. Doppler Effect of Sound Waves and Shock Waves. Electromagnetic Waves. Radiation of Electromagnetic Waves. Interference and Diffraction. Geometrical Optics. Fourier Analyses and LaPlace Transformation. Particle Nature of Light. Nonlinear Waves. Solitons and Shocks. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index.
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Review of Oscillations. Wave Motion. Some Mathematics. Mechanical Waves. Sound Waves in Solids, Liquids and Gases. Wave Reflection and Standing Waves. Spherical and Cylindrical Waves, Waves in Nonuniform Media, and Multidimensional Waves. Doppler Effect of Sound Waves and Shock Waves. Electromagnetic Waves. Radiation of Electromagnetic Waves. Interference and Diffraction. Geometrical Optics. Fourier Analyses and LaPlace Transformation. Particle Nature of Light. Nonlinear Waves. Solitons and Shocks. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index.
Key concepts: Mechanical wave, Rectilinear propagation, Longitudinal wave, Love wave, Physics, Rayleigh wave, Acoustic interferometer, Electromagnetic radiation