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Caustics, Catastrophes and Wave Fields in a sense continues the treatment of the earlier volume 6 "Geometrical Optics of Inhomogeneous Media" by analysing caustics and their fields on the basis of modern catastrophe theory. The present volume covers local and uniform caustic asymptotic exp...

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Main Author: Kravtsov, Yu. A.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Orlov, Yu. I.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1993.
Series:Springer series on wave phenomena ; 15.
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Physics.
Physical geography.
Engineering.
Computer engineering.
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Summary:Caustics, Catastrophes and Wave Fields in a sense continues the treatment of the earlier volume 6 "Geometrical Optics of Inhomogeneous Media" by analysing caustics and their fields on the basis of modern catastrophe theory. The present volume covers local and uniform caustic asymptotic expansions: The Lewis-Kravtsov method of standard functions, Maslov's method of canonical operators, Orlov's method of interference integrals, as well as their modifications for penumbra, space-time, random and other types of caustics. All the methods are amply illustrated by worked problems concerning relevant wave-field applications.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (59 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642974915 (electronic bk.)
3642974910 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0931-7252 ;