Introduction to Wave Phenomena

by Karl E. Lonngren and Akira Hirose

Book Overview

A unified treatment of general wave phenomena and applications in physics, mechanics, engineering, and applied mathematics. Defines the general properties of linear and non-linear wave phenomena and illustrates the physical context in which the wave phenomena arise. Reviews advanced mathematical techniques where necessary for application.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471814407
• ISBN13: 9780471814405
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 355 Pages

Customer Reviews

Amazing introductory text on waves

This is an exceptionally well written text. The book starts out covering mehcanical waves in an extremely detailed and easy to follow method(every step is clearly shown and explained). It then moves to covering a variety of topics logically building on what you've learned; topics such as gasses, sound, electromagentic, shocks, optics, nonlinear waves, solitons, and more are all covered while introducing all the mathematics needed such as fourier analysis and complex variables. In my opinion this should be a recommended text for all undergraduates in the physical sciences (certainly in physics and engineering). It provides a great foundation on which to build a more detailed study of all wave phenomena.