PHONONICS

Phononics provides an investigation of modern systems that includes a discrete matrix description. Classical continuous systems relying on the use of differential equations are recalled, showing that they generally have a specific limit on their corresponding modern matrix formulation.

A detailed description of the mathematical languages that enables readers to find the composite system linear transmission properties is provided in the appendix. The physical model is described with exacting detail, and the bibliography is built to cite―in chronological order―all the scientists that have contributed over many years.

Each volume is written with the aim of providing an up-to-date and concise summary of the present knowledge of interface transmission science, thus fostering the exchange of ideas among scientists interested in different aspects of interface transmission.

The book serves as an introduction to advanced graduate students, researchers, and scientists with little study on the subject, and is also useful to help keep specialists informed on general progress in the field.

• Offers a unique approach on phononics from the interfacial transmission point-of-view
• Teaches the modern physics of interface transmission, in particular, phononics through composite systems
• Authored and edited by world-leading experts on interface transmission

Leonard Dobrzyński is Emeritus Research Professor at CNRS, Lille University, France. His research interests focus on interface science, phononics, magnonics, and resonance.

El Houssaine El Boudouti is Professor in the Department of Physics at Université Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco. His research interest concerns elementary excitations in composite materials such as phononic, photonic, electronic, and magnonic crystals.

Abdellatif Akjouj is a Professor of Physics at the University of Lille, France. His scientific activities deal with theory and modelling of wave propagation and elementary excitations in nanostructured materials, particularly in the fields of nanoplasmonics, photonics, magnonics, phononics and optomechanics.

Dr. Yan Pennec is a Professor at the National Center for Scientific Research, Lille University 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.

Housni Al-Wahsh is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Head of the Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt. He is primarily interested in the physical properties of electronic, plasmonic and magnonic crystals.