The Physics of Vibrations and Waves

Introduction to First Edition. Introduction to Second Edition. Introduction to Third Edition. Introduction to Fourth Edition. Introduction to Fifth Edition. Introduction to Sixth Edition. 1 Simple Harmonic Motion. 2 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion. 3 The Forced Oscillator. 4 Coupled Oscillations. 5 Transverse Wave Motion. 6 Longitudinal Waves. 7 Waves on Transmission Lines. 8 Electromagnetic Waves. 9 Waves in More than One Dimension. 10 Fourier Methods. 11 Waves in Optical Systems. 12 Interference and Diffraction. 13 Wave Mechanics. 14 Non-linear Oscillations and Chaos. 15 Non-linear Waves, Shocks and Solitons. Appendix 1: Normal Modes, Phase Space and Statistical Physics. Appendix 2: Kirchhoff's Integral Theorem. Appendix 3: Non-Linear Schro..dinger Equation. Index.