Wavefronts And Rays As Characteristics And Asymptotics
Seiten
2011
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-4295-51-2 (ISBN)
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-4295-51-2 (ISBN)
Suitable for graduate students of physical sciences and engineering, this book provides a background of physics and mathematics for the concept of rays. It describes the theory of characteristics for different types of differential equations, the applications to wave propagation in different types of media, and the phenomena such as caustics.
This textbook — incorporated with many illuminating examples and exercises — is aimed at graduate students of physical sciences and engineering. The purpose is to provide a background of physics and underlying mathematics for the concept of rays, filling the gap between mathematics and physics textbooks for a coherent treatment of all topics. The authors' emphasis and extremely good presentation of the theory of characteristics, which defines the rays, accentuate the beauty and versatility of this theory. To this end, the rigour of the formulation — by a pure mathematician's standards — is downplayed to highlight the physical meaning and to make the subject accessible to a wider audience. The authors describe in detail the theory of characteristics for different types of differential equations, the applications to wave propagation in different types of media, and the phenomena such as caustics.
This textbook — incorporated with many illuminating examples and exercises — is aimed at graduate students of physical sciences and engineering. The purpose is to provide a background of physics and underlying mathematics for the concept of rays, filling the gap between mathematics and physics textbooks for a coherent treatment of all topics. The authors' emphasis and extremely good presentation of the theory of characteristics, which defines the rays, accentuate the beauty and versatility of this theory. To this end, the rigour of the formulation — by a pure mathematician's standards — is downplayed to highlight the physical meaning and to make the subject accessible to a wider audience. The authors describe in detail the theory of characteristics for different types of differential equations, the applications to wave propagation in different types of media, and the phenomena such as caustics.
Characteristic Equations of First-Order Linear Partial Differential Equations; Characteristic Equations of Second-Order Linear Partial Differential Equations; Characteristic Equations of First-Order Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations; Propagation of Discontinuities; Caustics;
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Mechanik |
| ISBN-10 | 981-4295-51-5 / 9814295515 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-4295-51-2 / 9789814295512 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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