Introduction to the Physics of Waves
ISBN: 9780521197571 | 0521197570
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date: 12/28/2012
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Balancing concise mathematical analysis with the real-world examples and practical applications that inspire students, this textbook provides a clear and approachable introduction to the physics of waves. The author shows through a broad approach how wave phenomena can be observed in a variety of physical situations and explains how their characteristics are linked to specific physical rules, from Maxwell's equations to Newton's laws of motion. Building on the logic and simple physics behind each phenomenon, the book draws on everyday, practica... MORE
| Preface | |
| The essence of wave motion | |
| Wave equations and their solution | |
| Further wave equations | |
| Sinusoidal waveforms | |
| Complex wavefunctions | |
| Huygens wave propagation | |
| Geometrical optics | |
| Interference | |
| Fraunhofer diffraction | |
| Longitudinal waves | |
| Continuity cond... MORE | |
| Boundary conditions | |
| Linearity and superpositions | |
| Fourier series and transforms | |
| Waves in three dimensions | |
| Operators for wave motions | |
| Uncertainty and quantum mechanics | |
| Waves from moving sources | |
| Radiation from moving charges | |
| Appendix: vector mathematics | |
| Index | |
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