Wave Propagation in Solids and Fluids
By: by Julian L. Davis
Publisher: Springer New York
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9781461283904; 9781461238867
Subjects: Mechanics; Engineering; Physics
Description: This book presents a clear and systematic treatment of the mathematical methods of wave phenomena in solids and fluids that will be readily accessible to physicists, engineers, and applied mathematicians. The emphasis is on developing the necessary mathematical techniques and on showing how they can be effective in unifying the physics of wave propagation in a variety of physical settings: sound and shock waves in gases, water waves, stress waves in solids, etc. One of the unique features of this book is the treatment of the Hamilton-Jacobi theory in the setting of variational methods. This theory is fundamental to the treatment of the partial differential equations of wave propagation; it bridges the gap between classical mechanics and geometric optics and sets the scene for the development of the quantum mechanics. Another interesting feature of this book is that it organizes some of the more advanced material such as nonlinear theory and asymptotic expansion methods, now scattered in the literature, into a systematic presentation.
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Table of contents: title: Contents: Oscillatory Phenomena; title: The Physics of Wave Propagation; title: Partial Differential Equations of Wave Propagation; title: Transverse Vibrations of Strings; title: Water Waves; title: Sound Waves; title: Fluid Dynamics; title: Wave Propagation in Elastic Media; title: Variational Methods in Wave Phenomena; title: Bibliography; title: Index.