Linear and nonlinear waves /

Now in an accessible paperback edition, this classic work is just as relevant as when it first appeared in 1974, due to the increased use of nonlinear waves. It covers the behavior of waves in two parts, with the first part addressing hyperbolic waves and the second addressing dispersive waves. The...

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Main Author: Whitham, G. B. (Gerald Beresford), 1927- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Wiley, ©1999.
Series:Pure and applied mathematics (Interscience Publishers) ; 1237.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Now in an accessible paperback edition, this classic work is just as relevant as when it first appeared in 1974, due to the increased use of nonlinear waves. It covers the behavior of waves in two parts, with the first part addressing hyperbolic waves and the second addressing dispersive waves. The mathematical principles are presented along with examples of specific cases in communications and specific physical fields, including flood waves in rivers, waves in glaciers, traffic flow, sonic booms, blast waves, and ocean waves from storms.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 636 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 621-628) and index.
ISBN:9781118032954
1118032950
9781118031209
1118031202
1283306247
9781283306249
9786613306241
661330624X