Ebook: Wave Physics: Oscillations — Solitons — Chaos

The classical physics of oscillations and waves is developed here at a more advanced mathematical level than is customary for second-year courses. The detailed explanation of the classical phenomena provides a sound basis for the introduction to wave mechanics that follows. A chapter on nonlinear waves and solitons, as well as contributions by M.C. Gutzwiller (USA), and A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov and M.I. Rabinovich (Russia) on chaos and associated phenomena, broadens the concepts of wave behavior, while introducing the reader to important topics in current wave physics.
This textbook is directed primarily at undergraduate students in physics, mathematics and engineering, but it will also be useful as a reference for graduate students, and for professors looking for examination problems. For this new edition, a number of examples and problems have been added, and typographic errors corrected.

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The classical physics of oscillations and waves is developed here at a more advanced mathematical level than is customary for second-year courses. The detailed explanation of the classical phenomena provides a sound basis for the introduction to wave mechanics that follows. A chapter on nonlinear waves and solitons, as well as contributions by M.C. Gutzwiller (USA), and A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov and M.I. Rabinovich (Russia) on chaos and associated phenomena, broadens the concepts of wave behavior, while introducing the reader to important topics in current wave physics.
This textbook is directed primarily at undergraduate students in physics, mathematics and engineering, but it will also be useful as a reference for graduate students, and for professors looking for examination problems. For this new edition, a number of examples and problems have been added, and typographic errors corrected.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Mathematical Foundation for Wave Physics....Pages 1-30
Oscillations of Mechanical and Electrical Systems....Pages 31-50
Waves on Stretched Strings....Pages 51-72
Electromagnetic Waves....Pages 73-112
Light — Physical Optics, Refraction....Pages 113-140
Wave Mechanics....Pages 141-182
Nonlinear Waves on Water — Solitons....Pages 183-213
Nonlinear Phenomena — Chaos....Pages 215-240
Back Matter....Pages 241-252

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The classical physics of oscillations and waves is developed here at a more advanced mathematical level than is customary for second-year courses. The detailed explanation of the classical phenomena provides a sound basis for the introduction to wave mechanics that follows. A chapter on nonlinear waves and solitons, as well as contributions by M.C. Gutzwiller (USA), and A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov and M.I. Rabinovich (Russia) on chaos and associated phenomena, broadens the concepts of wave behavior, while introducing the reader to important topics in current wave physics.
This textbook is directed primarily at undergraduate students in physics, mathematics and engineering, but it will also be useful as a reference for graduate students, and for professors looking for examination problems. For this new edition, a number of examples and problems have been added, and typographic errors corrected.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Mathematical Foundation for Wave Physics....Pages 1-30
Oscillations of Mechanical and Electrical Systems....Pages 31-50
Waves on Stretched Strings....Pages 51-72
Electromagnetic Waves....Pages 73-112
Light — Physical Optics, Refraction....Pages 113-140
Wave Mechanics....Pages 141-182
Nonlinear Waves on Water — Solitons....Pages 183-213
Nonlinear Phenomena — Chaos....Pages 215-240
Back Matter....Pages 241-252
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