Mathematics of Wave Propagation
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: April 17, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780691026435
Subjects: Applied mathematics; Fluid mechanics; Mechanics of fluids; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics); Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics); Science/Mathematics; Analytic Mechanics (Mathematical Aspects); Mathematics; Science; Wave-motion, Theory of; Applied; Mathematical Physics; Waves & Wave Mechanics; Applied Science and Engineering; Mathematics / Applied; Physics; Advanced
First sentence: In this chapter we shall discuss the physics of propagating waves, starting with simple physical models and then giving an elementary combined physical and mathematical treatment of waves traveling in continuous media.