Diffusion-Wave Fields : Mathematical Methods and Green Functions /
This book develops a unified mathematical framework for treating a wide variety of diffusion-related periodic phenomena in such areas as heat transfer, electrical conduction, and light scattering. Deriving and using Green functions in one and higher dimensions to provide a unified approach, the auth...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2001.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book develops a unified mathematical framework for treating a wide variety of diffusion-related periodic phenomena in such areas as heat transfer, electrical conduction, and light scattering. Deriving and using Green functions in one and higher dimensions to provide a unified approach, the author develops the properties of diffusion-wave fields first for the well-studied case of thermal-wave fields and then applies the methods to nonthermal fields. The presentation, largely in the form of case studies directly applicable in a wide range of experimental methodologies, is intended for graduate students, professional scientists and engineers working in fields that involve diffusion waves, including thermal-wave, photothermal and photoacoustic spectroscopies, non-destructive evaluation, semiconductor and electronic device carrier plasma-wave characterization, and biomedical laser tissue diffuse photon density-wave diagnostics. The treatment requires no more mathematical background than a course in advanced calculus and mathematical analysis. Problems at the ends of each chapter complement the main text and some serve to extend the material to current research. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 741 pages 174 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9781475735482 (electronic bk.) 1475735480 (electronic bk.) |