Oscillations and Waves
By: by Fritz K. Kneubühl
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 525
ISBN-13: 9783642082818; 9783662034682
Subjects: Mechanics; Engineering; Mathematics; Acoustics; Mechanics, applied; Physics
Description: This text presents a clear, systematic, and comprehensive introduction to the relevant mathematics and physics of linear and nonlinear oscillations and waves. Special emphasis is placed on the basic equations and known as well as new analytical solutions, which are clarified by numerous illustrations. The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of physics, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering, and fluid mechanics. It will also be of use to scientists and engineers involved in research at universities and in industry.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Free Oscillations; title: Forced Oscillations; title: Kinematics of Systems; title: Transfer Systems; title: Instability and Chaos; title: Linear Waves; title: Nonlinear Waves; title: Standing Waves; title: Appendix.