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The transmission of energy by wave propagation is fundamental to almost every branch of physics. Therefore, besides imparting a knowledge of the theory of waves and vibrations, this text demonstrates the pattern and unity of a large part of physics. The edition has been fully revised and expanded to contain an introduction to the concept of chaos, as well as the classical waves of mechanics, acoustics, transmission lines and electromagnetism. A new appendix on statistical physics connects various topics. The text also features a number of problems with hints for solutions.
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The transmission of energy by wave propagation is fundamental to almost every branch of physics. Using a practical, applied approach, this book gives a solid grounding in the theory of waves, vibrations and optics, together with demonstrating the pattern and unity of a large part of physics. To aid comprehension a large number of problems at varying degrees of difficulty are given together with hints for solution. The 5th edition of The Physics of Vibrations and Waves features:
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- new material on matrix applications to coupled oscillations, optical systems and multi-layer dielectric films;
- new sections on electromagnetic waves in the ionosphere and other plasmas, the laser cavity, and optical wave guides;
- extensive treatment of solitons, including their role in optical transmission lines, in collisionless shocks in space, in non-periodic lattices and their connection with Schrödingers equation.
John Pain is a graduate of the United States Naval Aviation Academy, Florida, and of the Universities of St Andrews, London, and Aix Marseilles. He taught physics at Imperial College, London where his research interests were in shock waves and magnetohydrodynamics.
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- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
- ISBN 10 0471936197
- ISBN 13 9780471936190
- BindingHardcover
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The Physics of Vibrations and Waves
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